Live and recorded group music interventions with active participation for people with dementias: a systematic review
Clare A, Camic PM
Arts & health · 24 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Government
- National Health Service
- Grants
- Canterbury Christ Church University (TG2016)
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2019-10-04 · Arts Health · vol. 12 · issue 3 · pp. 197–220
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 33 citations · more than 66% of similar papers · 0.7× the field average
- References
- 50 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- PsycINFO, CINAHL, Psychological intervention, Cochrane Library, Dementia, MEDLINE, Psychology, Quality of life (healthcare), Music therapy, Inclusion (mineral), Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Medicine, Meta-analysis, Psychotherapist, Psychiatry, Social psychology, Disease
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy
2 authors
From GB
- Amy ClareCanterbury Christ Church University
- Paul M. Camic · correspondingCanterbury Christ Church University; UK Dementia Research Institute; National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology; University College London
Abstract
Background: This literature review examined the existing evidence base for the impact of both live and recorded music interventions involving active participation in a dementia population. Methodology: PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched and 15 studies met inclusion criteria. Results: There was a positive impact on behavioural and psychological symptoms, quality of life, communication and some aspects of cognitive function; methodological limitations, however, make it difficult to offer firm conclusions. Interventions using recorded music resulted in more consistent positive behavioural and psychological outcomes, whereas interventions using live music reported a benefit to communication and relationships. Conclusions: Although live and recorded music showed benefits, and should be considered in dementia care, the use of different outcome measures made definitive comparisons problematic. In order to better understand mechanisms of change, one future research area should explore how group music interventions affect communication by more closely assessing processes during live and recorded music.
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