The Effects of Individualized Music Listening on Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sundowning Symptoms of Dementia in Long-Term Care Residents
Lineweaver TT, Bergeson TR, Ladd K, Johnson H, Braid D, Ott M, Hay DP, Plewes J, Hinds M, LaPradd ML, Bolander H, Vitelli S, Lain M, Brimmer T
Journal of aging and health · 15 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Indiana State Department of Health
- Nonprofit
- Central Indiana Community Foundation Glick Fund
- Nonprofit
- Central Indiana Community Foundation Senior Fund
- Grants
- Indiana State Department of Health (0000000000000000000016364)
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2021-08-04 · J Aging Health · vol. 34 · issue 1 · pp. 130–143
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 21 citations · more than 90% of similar papers · 2.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Keywords
- Dementia, Active listening, Disengagement theory, Psychological intervention, Affect (linguistics), Intervention (counseling), Psychology, Cognition, Clinical psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, Gerontology, Psychotherapist, Disease
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy, long-term care, cognition, music, nursing homes
14 authors
From US
- Tara T. Lineweaver · correspondingButler University
- Tonya R. BergesonButler University
- Kendall LaddButler University
- Heather M. JohnsonButler University
- Donald BraidButler University
- Monica OttIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Abstract
Objectives
This study aimed to replicate music's positive effects on dementia-related symptoms, determine whether a 6-month intervention would lead to greater positive outcomes than typical 3- to 4-month interventions, and examine changes in sundowning symptoms after music listening.
Methods
282 nursing home residents with dementia listened to personalized music playlists 1-3 times weekly for 30 minutes across 6 months. Standardized assessments of affect, behavior, and cognition and direct observations of sundowning symptoms comprised the outcomes.
Results
Results documented significant improvements in residents' general neuropsychiatric symptoms, agitation, and depression across the first 3 months, but no additional improvements across the subsequent 3 months. Seven sundowning symptoms significantly improved following music listening, with some (e.g., disengagement) being more amenable to music than others (e.g., aggression).
Discussion
Results support short-term individualized music listening as an effective non-pharmacological approach for improving dementia-related symptoms in nursing home residents and suggest new applications of music-related interventions.
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