Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as stress markers to evaluate an individualized music intervention for people with dementia: feasibility and pilot analyses.

Autor: Hillebrand MC; Department for Counseling and Clinical Intervention, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany. mareike.hillebrand@uni-ulm.de.; Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. mareike.hillebrand@uni-ulm.de., Sindermann C; Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.; Computational Digital Psychology, Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany., Montag C; Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany., Wuttke A; Center for Mental Health, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany., Heinzelmann R; Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany., Haas H; Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany., Wilz G; Department for Counseling and Clinical Intervention, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC research notes [BMC Res Notes] 2024 Sep 12; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 258. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-06904-7
Abstrakt: Objectives: We investigated salivary biomarkers of stress, more specifically, cortisol and alpha-amylase, to evaluate effects of individualized music listening (IML) in people with dementia.
Method: Participants were N = 64 nursing home residents with dementia (mean age = 83.53 ± 7.71 years, 68.8% female). Participants were randomly assigned to either listening to their favorite music every other day for a period of six weeks (intervention), or standard care (control). Using the Saliva Children`s Swab (SCS), saliva was collected before, after, and 20 min after IML sessions at the beginning and end of the intervention period for the analysis of salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol.
Results: Using the SCS was feasible in people with dementia. Nevertheless, there was no effect of IML on salivary stress markers.
Discussion: Although using SCS was feasible, active patient engagement is required. Future studies need to corroborate findings in larger samples.
Trial Registration: German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00015641, ISRCTN registry: ISRCTN59052178.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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