What is it about?
This article describes the effects of music intervention in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms in 73 Chinese elderly with moderate cognitive impairment. Compared to control group, the music intervention group showed significant improvement in agitation, aberrant motor behavior, and dysphoria.
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Why is it important?
Music intervention was found in this study to help manage the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the elderly with dementia.
Perspectives
I hope this article can promote the use of music intervention as an effective non-pharmacological means to improve the overall quality of life of the elderly with dementia.
Professor Rainbow Tin Hung Ho
University of Hong Kong
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This page is a summary of: Managing behavioral and psychological symptoms in Chinese elderly with dementia via group-based music intervention: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Dementia, February 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1471301218760023.
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