Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of Regular Musical Activities in Early Dementia: Randomized Controlled Study | Zendy

Teppo Särkämö | Zendy; Mari Tervaniemi | Zendy; Sari Laitinen | Zendy; Ava Numminen | Zendy; Merja Kurki | Zendy; Julene K. Johnson | Zendy; Pekka Rantanen | Zendy

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Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of Regular Musical Activities in Early Dementia: Randomized Controlled Study

Author(s) -

Teppo Särkämö,

Mari Tervaniemi,

Sari Laitinen,

Ava Numminen,

Merja Kurki,

Julene K. Johnson,

Pekka Rantanen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnt100

Subject(s) - singing , psychology , active listening , mood , music therapy , coaching , dementia , cognition , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , management , disease , pathology , economics

During aging, musical activities can help maintain physical and mental health and cognitive abilities, but their rehabilitative use has not been systematically explored in persons with dementia (PWDs). Our aim was to determine the efficacy of a novel music intervention based on coaching the caregivers of PWDs to use either singing or music listening regularly as a part of everyday care.

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