Title

Music as a Healing Art in Dementia Care

Authors

J. M. Sorrell

Journal

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Year

2018

Volume

56

Issue

7

First Page

15

Last Page

18

Abstract

Music is an easily accessible and stimulating medium that can be enjoyed alone or with others, even in the context of severe dementia. The power of music to improve the lives of individuals with dementia, as well as their caregivers, is becoming increasingly recognized as more research is focused on underlying neural relationships and evidence-based music interventions. Nurses and other health professionals can be instrumental in designing and implementing music-based interventions and expanding needed research to promote music as a healing art in dementia care. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56(7), 15-18.].

Music and Health Institute Terms

Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Caregivers; Long-Term Care Facility; Music and Healing; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Quality of Life

Indexed Terms

Caregivers; Dementia

Study Type

Editorial, Opinions, Position Papers

Disciplines

Neurology

PubMed ID

29975395

Document Type

Article

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