The effect of music therapy compared with general recreational activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia: a randomised controlled trial

Objective This study aimed to compare the effects of music therapy with general recreational day activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia, residing in nursing home facilities. Methods In a randomised controlled design, residents with dementia (n = 94) were allocated to either music t...

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Published in:	International journal of geriatric psychiatry Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 1031 - 1038
Main Authors:	Vink, A. C., Zuidersma, M., Boersma, F., de Jonge, P., Zuidema, S. U., Slaets, J. P. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hove Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2013 Psychology Press Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aggression agitation Biological and medical sciences Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory Comparative analysis Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia Dementia - therapy Female General aspects Geriatric psychiatry Geriatrics Humans Intervention Male Medical sciences Music Therapy Netherlands Neurology Nursing homes Older people Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychomotor Agitation - prevention & control Psychopathology. Psychiatry randomised controlled trial Recreation Therapy recreational activities Severity of Illness Index Verbal Behavior Netherlands Human Musicotherapy Agitation Questionnaire recreational activities Controlled therapeutic trial Psychometrics randomised controlled trial music therapy Randomized controlled trial Recreational activity Gerontology Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory Clinical trial Degenerative disease Elderly Psychiatry Comparative study Inventory Dementia Geriatrics agitation dementia
ISSN:	0885-6230, 1099-1166, 1099-1166
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