An overview of the use of music therapy in the context of Alzheimer's disease: A report of a French expert group

Guétin, Stéphane; Charras, Kévin; Bérard, Alain; Arbus, Christophe; Berthelon, Patrick; Blanc, F.; Blayac, Jean-Pierre; Bonte, F.; Bouceffa, Jean-Paul; Clément, Sylvain; Ducourneau, Gérard; Gzil, Fabrice; Laeng, Nathalie; Lecourt, Édith; Ledoux, S.; Platel, Hervé; Thomas‐Antérion, Catherine; Touchon, Jacques; Vrait, François-Xavier; Léger, J.-M.

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“…Long-term meditation practice has also been associated with cortical thickening and increased grey matter volume in brain regions involved in attentional performance, memory, sensory processing, and interoception [149–151], apparently offsetting typical age-related cortical thinning and grey matter loss [149, 151, 152]. While data regarding CNS changes with music are more limited, neuroimaging studies likewise suggest that music therapy, including ML, activates pathways in brain areas involved in emotional reward and regulation, attention, memory, and other associated functions, including the prefrontal cortex, insular and cingulate cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala [63, 66, 143]. …”

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Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Innes

Selfe

Khalsa

et al. 2016

JAD

101

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Background Older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) are at increased risk not only for Alzheimer’s disease, but for poor mental health, impaired sleep, and diminished quality of life (QOL), which in turn, contribute to further cognitive decline, highlighting the need for early intervention. Objective In this randomized controlled trial, we assessed the effects of two 12-week relaxation programs, Kirtan Kriya Meditation (KK) and music listening (ML), on perceived stress, sleep, mood, and health-related QOL in older adults with SCD. Methods Sixty community-dwelling older adults with SCD were randomized to a KK or ML program and asked to practice 12 minutes daily for 12 weeks, then at their discretion for the following 3 months. At baseline, 12 weeks, and 26 weeks, perceived stress, mood, psychological well-being, sleep quality, and health-related QOL were measured using well-validated instruments. Results Fifty-three participants (88%) completed the 6-month study. Participants in both groups showed significant improvement at 12 weeks in psychological well-being and in multiple domains of mood and sleep quality (p’s ≤ 0.05). Relative to ML, those assigned to KK showed greater gains in perceived stress, mood, psychological well-being, and QOL-Mental Health (p’s ≤ 0.09). Observed gains were sustained or improved at 6 months, with both groups showing marked and significant improvement in all outcomes. Changes were unrelated to treatment expectancies. Conclusions Findings suggest that practice of a simple meditation or ML program may improve stress, mood, well-being, sleep, and QOL in adults with SCD, with benefits sustained at 6 months and gains that were particularly pronounced in the KK group.

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Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Innes

Selfe

Khalsa

et al. 2016

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101

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“…Although the exact mechanisms by which music therapy works are not well understood, the most commonly accepted theories are through neurologic, psychological, behavioral, and physiologic pathways. 180,181 The practice of music therapy in North American is regulated by some US states ( Table 2).…”

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Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

Greenlee

DuPont-Reyes

Balneaves³

et al. 2017

CA A Cancer J Clinicians

588

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Patients with breast cancer commonly use complementary and integrative therapies as supportive care during cancer treatment and to manage treatment-related side effects. However, evidence supporting the use of such therapies in the oncology setting is limited. This report provides updated clinical practice guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology on the use of integrative therapies for specific clinical indications during and after breast cancer treatment, including anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, fatigue, quality of life/physical functioning, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, lymphedema, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, pain, and sleep disturbance. Clinical practice guidelines are based on a systematic literature review from 1990 through 2015. Music therapy, meditation, stress management, and yoga are recommended for anxiety/stress reduction. Meditation, relaxation, yoga, massage, and music therapy are recommended for depression/mood disorders. Meditation and yoga are recommended to improve quality of life. Acupressure and acupuncture are recommended for reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Acetyl-L-carnitine is not recommended to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy due to a possibility of harm. No strong evidence supports the use of ingested dietary supplements to manage breast cancer treatment-related side effects. In summary, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the use of integrative therapies, especially mind-body therapies, as effective supportive care strategies during breast cancer treatment. Many integrative practices, however, remain understudied, with insufficient evidence to be definitively recommended or avoided.

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“…These results confirm the findings observed by Thompson et al57 Chu et al55 observed that group music intervention is a non-invasive and inexpensive therapy that reduces depression in aging adults and delays the deterioration of cognitive functions, particularly short-term recall among aging adults with mild and moderate dementia. Previous studies have focused on aging adults with dementia 12,25,26,31–33. Our study is the first to investigate the effects of music intervention on cognitive function and depression in healthy residents in a senior citizen apartment.…”

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Effect of music intervention on the cognitive and depression status of senior apartment residents in Taiwan

Tai¹,

Wang²,

Yang³

2015

NDT

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ObjectiveTo identify the effect of music intervention on cognitive function and depression status of residents in senior citizen apartments based on the existing evidence regarding music therapy.MethodsAn experimental study was conducted from November 2008 to December 2009. Sixty healthy senior apartment residents over 65 years of age were recruited and separated into two groups. According to their opinion, 41 took part in the music intervention group and 19 in the comparison group. The music intervention involved Buddhist hymns. The short-term effects were evaluated based on the measurement of cognitive function and depression level using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression Scale-short form (GDS-SF) at the baseline, 1 month, and 4 months.ResultsThe means of the initial and the 1-month MMSE and GDS-SF scores did not differ between the two groups. The 4-month MMSE score significantly declined compared with the initial level in the comparison group, whereas no significant change was observed in the experimental group. Moreover, the 4-month GDS-SF score significantly improved in both groups compared with the initial level.ConclusionMusic intervention may postpone cognitive decline in healthy residents preferring Buddhist hymns in the senior citizen apartments in 4 months follow-up, and intense contact with participants may improve their mood status.

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An overview of the use of music therapy in the context of Alzheimer's disease: A report of a French expert group

Abstract: Psychosocial interventions, such as music therapy, can contribute to maintain or rehabilitate functional cognitive and sensory abilities, as well as emotional and social skills and to reduce the severity of some behavioural disorders.

Cited by 63 publications

References 60 publications

Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

Effect of music intervention on the cognitive and depression status of senior apartment residents in Taiwan

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An overview of the use of music therapy in the context of Alzheimer's disease: A report of a French expert group

Abstract: Psychosocial interventions, such as music therapy, can contribute to maintain or rehabilitate functional cognitive and sensory abilities, as well as emotional and social skills and to reduce the severity of some behavioural disorders.

Cited by 63 publications

References 60 publications

Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

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