ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
"It's Feasible to Write a Song": A Feasibility Study Examining Group Therapeutic Songwriting for People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers.
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- Songwriting Group Music Therapy to promote psychological adjustment in informal caregivers of elderly people with dependency: a mixed methods study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Storytelling of Young Adults with Chronic Rheumatologic Illnesses: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Integrative review of singing and music interventions for family carers of people living with dementia.Health promotion international · 2022Review
- Positive Psychology in Therapeutic Songwriting for People Living with Late-Life Depression-An Intervention Protocol.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Music and Psychology & Social Connections Program: Protocol for a Novel Intervention for Dyads Affected by Younger-Onset Dementia.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- "Doing Things Together Is What It's About": An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Group Therapeutic Songwriting From the Perspectives of People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPsychosocial interventions for people with dementia and their family caregivers together may sustain relationship quality and social connection. No previous music therapy research has examined the effects of group therapeutic songwriting (TSW) attended by people with dementia/family caregiver dyads.
methodsThis pre-post feasibility study aimed to examine the acceptability of a group TSW intervention for people with dementia/family caregiver dyads and test the sensitivity of the following outcomes: Quality of the Caregiver-Patient Relationship (QCPR, primary); Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Dementia for people with dementia, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Assessment of Quality of Life-8 Dimensions (AQoL-8D); and Zarit Burden Interview for family caregivers. Six weekly 1 h sessions guided participants to identify preferred music, brainstorm ideas, create lyrics, and record songs. Qualitative interviews were conducted with dyads who completed the intervention.
resultsFourteen dyads were recruited and completed baseline assessments. Participants with dementia were aged 62-92 years (
conclusionHigh retention and qualitative data indicate that TSW was well received by participants. Effect sizes suggest that group TSW for dyads may have beneficial impacts on depression for people with dementia and quality of life for family caregivers. Future research with a fully powered sample is recommended to further examine the psychosocial impacts of group TSW for people living with dementia/family caregiver dyads.
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