Implementing physical exercise and music interventions for patients suffering from dementia on an acute psychogeriatric inpatient ward
Pitkänen A, Alanen HM, Kampman O, Suontaka-Jamalainen K, Leinonen E
Nordic journal of psychiatry · 15 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2019-07-30 · Nord J Psychiatry · vol. 73 · issue 7 · pp. 401–408
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 28 citations · more than 76% of similar papers · 1.1× the field average
- References
- 48 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Keywords
- Dementia, Psychological intervention, Medicine, Physical therapy, Observational study, Psychosocial, Activities of daily living, Psychiatry, Psychology, Disease, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy, exercise, exercise therapy, activities of daily living, geriatric psychiatry, aged, aged, 80 and over, middle aged, inpatients, psychiatric department, hospital, female, male
5 authors
From FI
- Anneli PitkänenTampere University Hospital; Tampere University
- Hanna‐Mari Alanen · correspondingTampere University Hospital; Tampere University
- Olli KampmanTampere University; Tampere University Hospital; Tampere University
- Kirsti Suontaka-JamalainenTampere University Hospital; Tampere University
- Esa V. J. LeinonenTampere University; Tampere University Hospital; Tampere University
Abstract
Background: Increasing attention is focusing on psychosocial interventions for treating patients with dementia. Aims: This observational intervention study investigated the impact of physical exercise and music interventions among patients with dementia on an acute psychogeriatric ward. Materials and methods: The data were collected during February 2009-December 2010 (n = 89; treatment as usual) and during April 2011-March 2013 (n = 86; treatment as usual with physical exercise, e.g. balance, flexibility, strength training, and music interventions, e.g. singing, listening to music and playing instruments). The primary outcome measure was the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and the secondary outcome measures were the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living, the Barthel Index, and the Mini-Mental State Examination. Results: In both groups, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) decreased (p p p = .030), and the time variable (admission/discharge) with a decline in the level of NPS (p p = .026) and more exercise sessions (p = .039) associated with an increased level of functioning (p = .031) and the time variable (admission/discharge) with a drop in the level of functioning during hospitalization (p Conclusion: Although no differences were found between the study groups, analysis within the intervention group suggest that physical exercise may have some positive effects for both NPS and the level of functioning in some patients with dementia while no positive effects regarding music interventions were found.
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