Music Use As Therapy For Institutionalized Elderly | Zendy

Francisco Fábio Marques da Silva | Zendy; Elaine Maria Leite Rangel Andrade | Zendy; Antônio Fernandes Filho | Zendy; Francisca Bezerra de Oliveira | Zendy; Maria Lúcia de Oliveira Bezerra | Zendy; Anúbes Pereira de Castro | Zendy; José Gleyson Pereira Moura | Zendy; Micneias do Nascimento Ferreira | Zendy; Gabriel Alexandre da Silva | Zendy; Francisco Demóstenes Abrantes Viana | Zendy; Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta | Zendy; Danilo Temóteo da Silva | Zendy; Ane Iara ato de Sousa | Zendy; Joab Rodolfo Abreu de Farias | Zendy; Wanderson Wylly Ferreira | Zendy; Jackeline Batista de Lima | Zendy; Isadora Leite Alves Dantas | Zendy

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Music Use As Therapy For Institutionalized Elderly

Author(s) -

Francisco Fábio Marques da Silva,

Elaine Maria Leite Rangel Andrade,

Antônio Fernandes Filho,

Francisca Bezerra de Oliveira,

Maria Lúcia de Oliveira Bezerra,

Anúbes Pereira de Castro,

José Gleyson Pereira Moura,

Micneias do Nascimento Ferreira,

Gabriel Alexandre da Silva,

Francisco Demóstenes Abrantes Viana,

Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta,

Danilo Temóteo da Silva,

Ane Iara ato de Sousa,

Joab Rodolfo Abreu de Farias,

Wanderson Wylly Ferreira,

Jackeline Batista de Lima,

Isadora Leite Alves Dantas

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/1852

Subject(s) - medicine , music therapy , cognition , gerontology , elderly people , quality of life (healthcare) , institution , exploratory research , nursing , physical therapy , psychiatry , social science , sociology

the Long-Stay Institutions, in majority, are places inappropriate and inadequate to the needs that the elderly have, for physical, social and cognitive nature of activities are scarce in these environments. Objective: evaluating the use of music as therapy for promoting the quality of life of elderly in a Long-Stay Care Institution in the city of Cajazeiras-PB. Method: this is an exploratory and interventional research with a quantitative approach, accomplished with 17 institutionalized elderly. Results: the music used as therapy is an important agent in the improvement of social interaction, in the development of new relationships and emotional bonds, with strong influence in the reestablishment of functional impairments present in the elderly. Conclusion: the institutionalized elderly involved in this work showed improvement of physical, social and cognitive order through the use of music therapy.

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