Review of the effect of music interventions on symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults with mild dementia
Petrovsky D, Cacchione PZ, George M
International psychogeriatrics · 41 citations
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- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2015-07-14 · Int Psychogeriatr · vol. 27 · issue 10 · pp. 1661–1670
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Cited
- 69 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 10.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- Dementia, Anxiety, Music therapy, Depression (economics), Psychological intervention, CINAHL, Psychiatry, Medicine, Intervention (counseling), MEDLINE, Clinical psychology, Psychology, Disease, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy, severity of illness index, depression, anxiety, music, aged, aged, 80 and over, female, male
4 authors
From US
- Darina Petrovsky · correspondingUniversity of Pennsylvania
- Pamela Z. CacchioneUniversity of Pennsylvania
- Maureen GeorgeUniversity of Pennsylvania
- Henry Brodaty
Abstract
Background
Treatment of anxiety and depression, the most common psychiatric symptoms in older adults with mild dementia, requires innovative approaches due to the high cost and significant side effects associated with traditional pharmacological interventions. Alternative non-pharmacological therapies, such as music, when used in conjunction with pharmacological treatment, have the potential to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults diagnosed with mild dementia. The purpose of this review was to examine the evidence of music's efficacy in improving symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults with mild dementia.
Methods
Four databases (Medline, CINAHL, PsychInfo, PubMed) were searched using the terms "music," "music therapy," "music intervention," "singing," "dementia," "anxiety," and/or "depression," identifying ten studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results
The poor methodological rigor of the studies precluded reaching consensus on the efficacy of a music intervention in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults with mild dementia.
Conclusions
There was inconclusive evidence as to whether music interventions are effective in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and depression in older adults with mild dementia due to the poor methodological rigor. However, with improved designs guided by a deeper understanding of how music engages the aging brain, music may emerge as an important adjunct therapy to improving the lives of older adults with mild dementia.
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