A case study on a home-based caregiver-delivered music-with-movement intervention for people with early dementia

Autor: Daniel LL Lai, Claudia KY Lai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 5 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-313X
2050313X
DOI: 10.1177/2050313X17730264
Popis: Background: Music has been found to improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Purpose: This article reports a 78-year-old Chinese female who had been diagnosed with early dementia underwent an 8-week music-with-movement intervention delivered by her husband at home after being trained in a day care center. Methods: Both the patient and the husband’s data were collected through repeated interviews and regular observations. Conclusion: The results indicated signs of improvement of the patient in terms of sleep quality and depressive symptoms.
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