Behavioral and endocrinological evaluation of music therapy for elderly patients with dementia

The present study investigated the effectiveness of music therapy for dementia patients using endocrinological and behavioral evaluations. The study comprised 10 patients with senile dementia who received music therapy; six had Alzheimer's dementia and four had vascular dementia. Music therapy...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2004-03, Vol.6 (1), p.11-18
Main Authors: Suzuki, Mizue, Kanamori, Masao, Watanabe, Motoko, Nagasawa, Shingo, Kojima, Emi, Ooshiro, Hajime, Nakahara, Daiichirou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease - metabolism
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Alzheimer Disease - rehabilitation
Chromogranin A
Chromogranins - analysis
Dementia, Vascular - metabolism
Dementia, Vascular - psychology
Dementia, Vascular - rehabilitation
elderly patients
evaluation
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Irritable Mood
Japan
Male
Mental Status Schedule
music therapy
Music Therapy - methods
Music Therapy - standards
Neuropsychological Tests
Nursing
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Saliva - chemistry
senile dementia
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The present study investigated the effectiveness of music therapy for dementia patients using endocrinological and behavioral evaluations. The study comprised 10 patients with senile dementia who received music therapy; six had Alzheimer's dementia and four had vascular dementia. Music therapy was performed twice a week for 8 consecutive weeks (16 sessions). As a result, total scores on the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) did not significantly change, but the scores of a subscale, ‘language’, improved significantly. According to the Multidimensional Observation Scale For Elderly Subjects (MOSES), scores for ‘irritability’ decreased significantly. Regarding changes in salivary chromogranin A (CgA) levels, the average was significantly decreased before session 16 compared to after this. These results suggest that the combination of endocrinological measurements, behavioral evaluations and functional assessment methods are useful in evaluating the effects of music therapy in persons with senile dementia.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2003.00168.x