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[S4–01–04]: COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF REGULAR MUSICAL ACTIVITIES IN EARLY DEMENTIA
Author(s) -
Särkämö Teppo,
Laitinen Sari,
Numminen Ava,
Kurki Merja,
Johnson Julene,
Rantanen Pekka
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.07.373
Subject(s) - dementia , singing , mood , psychology , randomized controlled trial , cognition , music therapy , clinical psychology , active listening , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , neuropsychology , psychological intervention , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , surgery , disease , management , pathology , economics
• 89 PWD-caregiver dyads comprising family members and nurses from day activity centres and inpatient centres in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland. • Participants were randomised into three groups: Singing Group (SG), Music Listening Group (MLG), and a usual care Control Group (CG). • Caregivers in the SG and MLG were encouraged and taught to either sing or listen to music regularly with their PWDs to “enhance mood, increase reciprocal communication as well as support the cognitive abilities of the PWD”. • Participants were followed for nine months. • Cognitive abilities, moods and quality of life (QOL) of PWDs, and psychological wellbeing of their family members were assessed at three points: Before the intervention (baseline), Immediately after the intervention (Follow-up 1: Three months from baseline), and Six months after the end of the intervention (Follow-up 2: Nine months from baseline).