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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2017

Effects of Music on Agitation in Dementia: A Meta-Analysis.

Siv K A Pedersen, Per N Andersen, Ricardo G Lugo, Marita Andreassen, Stefan Sütterlin

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04236557 (Individualized Music Playlist Based on ISO-Principle for De-escalating Agitation of People Living With Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT04236557 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Individualized Music Playlist Based on ISO-Principle for De-escalating Agitation of People Living With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled24ConditionsDementiaArmsMusic listening, Audio Book Listening
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Siv K A PedersenDepartment of Psychology, Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer, Norway.
Per N AndersenDepartment of Education and Social Work, Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer, Norway.
Ricardo G LugoDepartment of Psychology, Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer, Norway.
Marita AndreassenDepartment of Psychology, Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer, Norway.
Stefan SütterlinDepartment of Psychology, Inland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer, Norway.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agitation is a common problem in patients suffering from dementia and encompasses a variety of behaviors such as repetitive acts, restlessness, wandering, and aggressive behaviors. Agitation reduces the probability of positive social interaction and increases the psychological and organizational burden. While medical interventions are common, there is need for complementary or alternative methods. Music intervention has been brought forward as a promising method to reduce agitation in dementia. While interventions, target groups and research designs differ, there has so far not been a systematic overview assessing the effect of music intervention for agitation in patients with dementia. A meta-analysis was conducted in order to investigate possible effects of music interventions. Twelve studies met inclusion criteria. Music intervention had a medium overall effect on agitation in dementia, suggesting robust clinical relevance. While the moderate number of studies does not allow for further differentiation between sub-types of music intervention, the sub-group comparisons indicated promising pathways for future systematic reviews. This meta-analysis is the first systematic and quantitative overview supporting clinically and statistically robust effects of music intervention on agitation in dementia. The analysis provides further arguments for this non-pharmacological approach and highlights needs for future systematic research reviews for the investigation of intervention types.

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agitationdementiameta-analysismusic interventiontherapy

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PMID28559865
PMCPMC5432607

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