The effect of music therapy on cognitive functions in patients with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Laura Fusar-Poli, Łucja Bieleninik, Xi-Jing Chen, Natascia Brondino, Christian Gold |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Music therapy
MEDLINE Subgroup analysis law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Cognitive skill Music Therapy Cognition medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Meta-analysis Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 22:1103-1112 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| Popis: | The aim of the present study was to meta-analyze the effect of music therapy (MT) on cognitive functions in patients with dementia.A systematic literature search was performed in Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL and RILM up to 8 September 2016. We included all randomized controlled trials that compared MT with standard care, or other non-musical types of intervention, evaluating cognitive outcomes in patients with dementia. Outcomes included global cognition, complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, and perceptual-motor skills.From 1089 potentially relevant records, 110 studies were assessed for eligibility, and 7 met the inclusion criteria, of which 6 contained appropriate data for meta-analysis (330 participants, mean age range 78.8-86.3). Overall, random-effects meta-analyses suggested no significant effects of MT on all outcomes. Subgroup analysis found evidence of a beneficial effect of active MT on global cognition (SMD = 0.29, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.57, p = 0.04).Despite the limited evidence of the present review, it is important to continue supporting MT as a complementary treatment for older adults with dementia. RCTs with larger sample sizes are needed to better elucidate the impact of MT on cognitive functions. |
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