A case study on a home-based caregiver-delivered music-with-movement intervention for people with early dementia

Background: Music has been found to improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Purpose: This article reports a 78-year-old Chinese female who had been diagnosed with early dementia underwent an 8-week music-with-movement intervention delivered by her husband at home after being trained in a day care center....

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Published in:SAGE open medical case reports 2017-01, Vol.5, p.2050313X17730264
Main Authors: Lai, Daniel LL, Lai, Claudia KY
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dementia
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Summary:Background: Music has been found to improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Purpose: This article reports a 78-year-old Chinese female who had been diagnosed with early dementia underwent an 8-week music-with-movement intervention delivered by her husband at home after being trained in a day care center. Methods: Both the patient and the husband’s data were collected through repeated interviews and regular observations. Conclusion: The results indicated signs of improvement of the patient in terms of sleep quality and depressive symptoms.
ISSN:2050-313X
2050-313X
DOI:10.1177/2050313X17730264