Trial reportScientific reports2023
The effect of receptive music therapy on older adults with mild cognitive impairment and depression: a randomized controlled trial.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Interventions in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of group-based art interventions for late-life depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological effects of music listening habits on emotional wellbeing and cognitive performance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The safety and effectiveness of music medicine as an intervention for depression: A systematic evaluation and re-evaluation.Brain and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of five-minutes music intervention on college students' memory.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- A qualitative exploration of 40 Hz sound and music for older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Trial
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- Music and Exercise in Concert: Uncovering Synergistic Mechanisms for Enhancing Brain Health and Cognitive Resilience-A Narrative Review.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Music and mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- When Music Loses Its Pleasure: Hippocampal Cingulum White Matter as a Structural Mediator of Musical Reward Decline in Aging.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Methodological development and validation of the Thai traditional medicine-based depression care program for older adults.MethodsX · 2026Article
- Frailty domains and quality of life associated with geriatric depression in Brazilian primary health care: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of action and advances in application of music therapy in improving cognitive impairment based on the theory of neuroplasticity.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Effects of the multidomain non-pharmacological interventions on anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms in older adults with suspected cognitive impairment: a propensity score matching and difference-in-differences analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression (AMEND) through a Tour of the Room assessment model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of two different doses of HIFT on physical function, cognitive performance, and quality of life in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- Understanding Daily Care Experience Preferences Across the Lifespan of Older Adults: Application of Natural Language Processing.Western journal of nursing research · 2025Article
- Cognitive therapies and their impact on neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Effects of Binaural Beat Music and Esketamine for ECT in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Article
- Group arts interventions for depression and anxiety among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature. Mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a receptive music therapy intervention on cognitive functions and depressive symptoms in older adults with MCI. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Wuhan, China. Eighty older adults, over 65, who had MCI and depression symptoms were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received usual nursing care plus receptive music therapy intervention four times a week, for eight weeks; the control group received usual nursing care during the same period. The linear regression analysis was used to compare the difference between groups. There was a significant difference in the intervention group for the pre-intervention and post-intervention scores of cognitive function and depression. There was no significant difference in the control group before and after the study period and a significant between-group difference in both cognitive function and depression. In conclusion, receptive music therapy intervention significantly improved cognitive function and reduced depressive symptoms in older adults with MCI. It could be widely used in communities and nursing homes to improve the quality of life of older adults.
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