Group Music Intervention Using Percussion Instruments to Reduce Anxiety Among Elderly Male Veterans with Alzheimer Disease
| Autor: | Wan-Chuan Wang, Ying-Jay Liou, Chi-Ieong Lau, Heng-Liang Yeh, Shih-Jen Tsai, Mu-N Liu, Li-Yu Hu, Kuan-Chen Su, Hsin-Yi Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale media_common.quotation_subject Taiwan Aptitude Anxiety behavioral disciplines and activities Alzheimer Disease Clinical Research Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Dementia Music Therapy Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Veterans media_common Aged 80 and over business.industry Age Factors General Medicine medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders humanities Physical therapy Geriatric Depression Scale medicine.symptom Alzheimer's disease business Music |
| Zdroj: | Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research |
| ISSN: | 1643-3750 |
| DOI: | 10.12659/msm.928714 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the impact of a group music intervention on anxiety and depression of elderly male veterans with dementia. MATERIAL AND METHODS In total, 50 elderly men with Alzheimer disease were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Patients in the intervention group attended a 60-minute group music session that used percussion instruments with familiar music in the morning once a week for 12 weeks, whereas those in the control group received a rest and reading session at the same intervals and under the same conditions. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and Geriatric Depression Scale were used to assess anxiety and depression at baseline, week 6, and week 12. The Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) was used to assess musical aptitude at the baseline. RESULTS A significant reduction in the anxiety level following the 12-week music sessions was observed in the intervention group (P |
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