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Music interventions for people with dementia
— a review of the literature | | Author(s) | K Sherratt, A Thornton, C Hatton |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 8, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 3-12 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Music ; Therapy ; Dementia ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | This paper provides a qualitative review of 21 published articles of clinical empirical studies looking at the effects of a variety of music activities on the emotional and behavioural responses of people with dementia. Methodological issues are discussed, particularly in relation to observational methods, and theoretical frameworks - such as the progressively lowered stress threshold model - are evaluated. Music appears to have a range of applications in dementia care, but previous reviews have highlighted methodological weaknesses of studies. This paper also argues for the use of Kitwood's theory of personhood as a framework to inform and guide future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040311505 A |
| Classmark | HH: LO: EA: 64A |
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