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The effect of individualized music on agitation for home-dwelling persons with dementia

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Author(s)
Heeok Park
Keimyung Author(s)
Park, Hee Ok
Department
Dept. of Nursing (간호학)
Journal Title
Open Journal of Nursing
Issued Date
2013
Volume
3
Issue
6
Keyword
MusicAgitationDementia
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the effect of individualized music on agitation for homedwelling patients with dementia. Method: One group pre-post test was used for research design and a total of 26 subjects participated in this study. Individualized music intervention was subjects’ listening to their preferred music for 30 minutes prior to peak agitation time twice a week for a total of four sessions. The subject’s agitation levels were measured for three different points: thirty minutes prior to listening to music, 30 minutes while listening to the music, and after listening to the music throughout the 4 sessions. To measure the agitation level, the modified CohenMansfield Agitation Inventory was used. A Paired ttest was used for data analysis. Results: Most subjects were female (73.1%), Caucasian (92.4%), Protestant (50%), and independent activity (53.8%). The mean of the subjects’ MMSE scores was 8.08 (8.17). The most favorite music types included country/western music (31.0%), religious music (26.9%), and big band (26.9%). Agitation level decreased while listening to the music compared to the baseline (t = 3.70, p < .001). Conclusion: The findings of this study would provide meaningful data to develop an individualized music intervention protocol to control agitation for homedwelling patients with dementia.


KEYWORDS

Music; Agitation; Dementia
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
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Publisher
College of Nursing
Citation
Heeok Park. (2013). The effect of individualized music on agitation for home-dwelling persons with dementia. Open Journal of Nursing, 3(6), 453–459. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2013.36061
Type
Article
ISSN
2162-5344
DOI
10.4236/ojn.2013.36061
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/33616
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