In-home Online Music-based Intervention for Stress, Coping, and Depression Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study

Journal

Geriatric Nursing

Year

2022

Volume

46

First Page

137

Last Page

143

Abstract

Little is known about how music affects family caregivers who provide care to persons with dementia at home. We examined the effects of an 8-week online music-based intervention on self-reported stress, coping, and depression among dementia family caregivers. Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed-ranked tests were performed to examine between- and within-group differences between intervention (n = 24) and comparison (n = 11) groups from baseline to post-test. The coping subscale yielded a significant difference between the groups at post-test (U=76.50, Z=-1.978, p=0.048), indicating the intervention group had better coping than the comparison group at post-test. Significant within-group differences in overall stress (Z=-2.200, p=0.028) and coping subscale (Z=-1.997, p=0.046) in the comparison group at post-test suggest that overall stress and coping were maintained throughout the study in the intervention group, whereas the comparison group had higher overall stress and lower coping at post-test. Our in-home music-based intervention showed potential benefits for dementia family caregivers.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Caregivers; Coping; Depression; Home Setting; Mental Health; Music Listening; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Psychological Outcomes; Self-Report Measures; Stress

Indexed Terms

Adaptation, Psychological; Caregivers; Dementia; Depression; Pilot Projects; Dementia; Depression; Stress

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

Disciplines

Geriatrics

PubMed ID

35700681

Document Type

Article

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