Impact of individualised music listening intervention on persons with dementia: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Gaviola MA, Inder KJ, Dilworth S, Holliday EG, Higgins I
Australasian journal on ageing · 26 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2019-03-26 · Australas J Ageing · vol. 39 · issue 1 · pp. 10–20
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 43 citations · more than 67% of similar papers · 0.8× the field average
- References
- 59 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Keywords
- Randomized controlled trial, CINAHL, Psychological intervention, Dementia, Medicine, Anxiety, Active listening, Music therapy, Intervention (counseling), MEDLINE, Quality of life (healthcare), Clinical psychology, Physical therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapist, Nursing
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, psychomotor agitation, music therapy, depression, affect, anxiety, randomized controlled trials as topic
5 authors
From AU
- Minah Amor Gaviola · correspondingUniversity of Newcastle Australia
- Kerry InderHunter Medical Research Institute; University of Newcastle Australia
- Sophie DilworthHunter New England Local Health District
- Elizabeth G. HollidayHunter Medical Research Institute; University of Newcastle Australia
- Isabel Johanna HigginsUniversity of Newcastle Australia
Abstract
Objective
To summarise the evidence regarding the impact of individualised music listening on persons with dementia.
Methods
Six electronic databases (CINAHL, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Music Periodicals and Cochrane) were searched up to July 2018 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of individualised music listening compared to other music and non-music-based interventions.
Results
Four studies were included. Results showed evidence of a positive impact of individualised music listening on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) including agitation, anxiety and depression and physiological outcomes. Evidence for other outcomes such as cognitive function and quality of life was limited.
Conclusions
The limited evidence suggests individualised music listening has comparable efficacy to more resource-intensive interventions. However, there was a small number of RCTs and some outcomes were evaluated by a single study. This limits the conclusions drawn, warranting more RCTs evaluating other outcomes beyond the BPSDs.
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