ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2017
The Use of Music Playlists for People with Dementia: A Critical Synthesis.
Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 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 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Individualized Music Playlist Based on ISO-Principle for De-escalating Agitation of People Living With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of headphones for the delivery of music programs for people with dementia in long-term care homes: a scoping review.Frontiers in dementia · 2025Pooled it
- Use of headphones for the delivery of music programs for people with dementia in long-term care homes: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Study protocol: randomized controlled trial of an individualized music intervention for people with dementia in the home care setting.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Usability, Appeal, and Relevance of Music and Wellbeing Training for Carers of People with Dementia: A Think-Aloud Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Article
- "Follow the Musical Road": Selecting Appropriate Music Experiences for People with Dementia Living in the Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Anti-Colonial Strategies in Cross-cultural Music Science Research.Music perception · 2023Article
- Can a personalised music listening intervention decrease agitation in hospitalised patients with dementia? A feasibility trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Integrative review of singing and music interventions for family carers of people living with dementia.Health promotion international · 2022Review
- Music and the Cerebellum.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of Aged-Care Residents' Everyday Music Listening Practices and How These May Support Psychosocial Well-Being.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Benefits, Challenges and Solutions for Implementing Personalised Music Playlist Programs in Residential Aged Care in Australia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Impacts of Music Intervention on Dementia: A Review Using Meta-Narrative Method and Agenda for Future Research.Neurology international · 2021Review
- A Focus on the Reminiscence Bump to Personalize Music Playlists for Dementia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Systematic Use of Song and Music in Dementia Care: Health Care Providers' Experiences.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Article
- Music Playlists for People with Dementia: Trialing A Guide for Caregivers.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Music Engagement Program for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia: Study protocol for a pilot trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
- Musical Features and Affective Responses to Personalized Playlists in People With Probable Dementia.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2019Article
- Psychophysiological Responses in People Living with Dementia after an Art Gallery Intervention: An Exploratory Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2019Article
- A 'Music, Mind and Movement' Program for People With Dementia: Initial Evidence of Improved Cognition.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Implementing Silent Disco Headphones in a Hospital Unit: A Qualitative Study of Feasibility, Acceptance, and Experience Among Patients and Staff.SAGE open nursingArticle
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The use of pre-recorded music to ease behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia is popular in health-care contexts in both formal music therapy settings and in non-therapist led interventions. However, further understanding of how non-therapist led interventions compare to therapist led interventions is needed. This paper reviews 28 studies that used pre-recorded music with people with dementia using a critical interpretive synthesis model. Results revealed that pre-recorded music can be effective in reducing a variety of affective and behavioral symptoms, in particular agitation, even where a trained music therapist is not present. However, the results are not universally positive, suggesting the need for further clarification of protocols for music use and closer investigation of variables that influence individual responseto music.
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