Effect of music care on depression and behavioral problems in elderly people with dementia in Taiwan: a quasi-experimental, longitudinal study

Abstract

These findings provide information for staff caregivers in long-term care facilities to develop a non-invasive care model for elderly people with dementia to deal with depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.

Investigating the effect of multisensory stimulation on depression and anxiety of the elderly nursing home residents: A randomized controlled trial

“…It is reported that approximately 40% of old people with depression have abnormalities in some executive functions (Morimoto et al.). On the other hand, the phenomena of depression and dementia in the elderly are usually synonymous and have associations with higher levels of behavioral and functional problems . The prevalence of depression or symptoms of depression in people with dementia is reported to be between 0% and 96%.…”

Non-Pharmalogical Interventions towards Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia—An Integrated Literature Review

“…Music activities that were given regularly had a relaxing effect and generally affected their mood to the positive side and reduced the level of depressive symptoms. However, in the study made by Wang et al [13] symptoms of depression between intervention group and control group showed no significant differences. On the other hand, participating in music therapy gave significant differences in the scale of behavioral disorders, CAPE-BRS (Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly Behavior Rating Scale).…”

“…Musical therapy in-group has been shown to reduce the symptoms of anxiety within BPSD [12] [13]. Group therapy has also been shown to result in a significant decrease in agitation, as well as an improvement in the overall mood of people with dementia and reduced the severity of behavioral disorders [14] [15].…”

Effect of music intervention on mental health in patients with diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomizsed controlled trials

“…30 Second, music intervention can promote positive self-conscious emotions including enhancing the sense of happiness 31 and activating self-efficacy and self-confidence through experiencing success. 32 Lastly, music intervention can enhance the sociable aspects, such as interaction skills 33 and interpersonal relationships. 34 Furthermore, many published studies indicated that music intervention combined with the diabetic routine treatments could improve the depression score, anxiety score and the values of fasting glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c).…”