Impacts of Music Intervention on Dementia: A Review Using Meta-Narrative Method and Agenda for Future Research
Soufineyestani M, Khan A, Sufineyestani M
Neurology international · 21 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-01-01 · Neurol Int · vol. 13 · issue 1 · pp. 1–17
- Publisher
- PAGEPress (Italy)
- Cited
- 47 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 7.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 76 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-SA
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Keywords
- Dementia, Music therapy, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Medicine, MEDLINE, Mood, Randomized controlled trial, Intervention (counseling), Scopus, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry
3 authors
From US, GB
- Mahsa Soufineyestani · correspondingUniversity of Minnesota, Duluth
- Arshia A. KhanUniversity of Minnesota, Duluth
- Mina SufineyestaniHeriot-Watt University
Abstract
Background
Dementia, a significant cognitive impairment, is characterized by a decline in memory. It affects an individual's mood and behavior, which can impair their quality of life and well-being. Studies show that the demand for applying music as a new therapy method for dementia has increased during the last decades.
Objective
To review the studies conducted on the impacts of music on different symptoms of dementia and provide readers with a more detailed picture of the efficacy of music, and recognize gaps in the literature.
Methods
Electronic searches were conducted in the Cochrane Library (1938), Embase (773), Medline and PubMed (700), PsycINFO (89), and Scopus (218) databases. The search was comprised of all the literature from 2010 to 2020. For the search, key terms including "Dementia" AND "music" OR "music intervention" OR "music therapy" and index terms "clinical trial" OR "randomized controlled trials" were used. Finally, after screening 891 citations, 30 studies were included.
Results
In general, it was observed that in most cases, music could be used as one of the safe and cost-effective non-pharmacological approaches for dementia treatment. However, in some studies, no impact or short-term effect of music on some symptoms of dementia such as wandering, agitation, and cognition was detected.
Conclusion
Observing no effect or even negative impact of music on people living with dementia could be due to a random selection of music, fewer individuals, and the lack of a standard protocol. High heterogeneity in outcomes did not allow for clear conclusions on the benefits of music in dementia. This demands a comprehensive non-pharmacological music treatment approach to be designed for each stage of dementia to be employed alongside pharmacological treatments. This study proposes 13 gaps in the research on the health impact of music on dementia that could be studied by future researchers.
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