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ArticleMusic therapy perspectives2025

Proposed Mechanism of Action for Three Music-Based Interventions for Behavioral and Psychologic Symptoms of Dementia.

Sarah Thompson, Samantha K Holden, Mustafa Ozkaynak, Lindsey Wilhelm, Jacqueline Jones

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Article in Music therapy perspectives, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sarah ThompsonGraduate School, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-6027
Samantha K HoldenDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Mustafa OzkaynakCollege of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5085-5125
Lindsey WilhelmSchool of Music, Theatre and Dance, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-2561
Jacqueline JonesCollege of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA.

Funding

NIH Prior Approval Process ProfessionalUL1TR002535 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SOKOL, RONALD J. · 2018 to 2022
$51.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002535
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While music-based interventions are recommended to address the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, the specific aspects of the interventions that led to therapeutic change have yet to be identified. The purpose of this article is to discuss the proposed mechanisms of change of a music-based intervention for ambulation, sleep, and behavioral redirection, connecting basic science to clinical research. These proposed mechanisms of change provide a neuromechanistic framework for understanding what elements of music are essential for the intervention to achieve the desired outcome. The three interventions outlined in this article are part of a novel training program for informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer’sbehavioral symptomsdementiainterventionmechanism of actionmusic-based

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PMID40255677
PMCPMC12004236

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