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The therapeutic use of music in a care of the elderly setting: a literature review
Author(s) -
KNEAFSEY ROSALEEN
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00326.x
Subject(s) - music therapy , medicine , medline , psychology , nursing , physical therapy , political science , law
Summary• This paper reviews recent literature concerning the use of music and music therapy in health care. • Focusing particularly on the elderly, the use of music in relation to patients with dementia and Parkinsonism is examined. • Brief reference is also made to the use of music in pain control. • Although in this case, literature is not specific to care of the elderly settings, the results are still relevant to gerontological nursing. • Projects which achieved positive results in controlling pain perception could be transferable to a care of the elderly scenario, where chronic pain is often part of daily life.