The effect of Baroque music on behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia

Title: The effect of Baroque music on behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia
Creator: Nair, Balakrishnan Kichu; Heim, Christian; Krishnan, Chitra; D'Este, Catherine; Marley, John; Attia, John
Relation: Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 30, Issue 1, p. 11-15
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00439.x
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2011
Description: Aim: To study the effect of Baroque music in people with dementia. Methods: Patients in a multicultural dementia-specific aged care facility were subjected to Baroque music in a cross-over study. Results: There were significantly more behavioural disturbances during the weeks when Baroque music was played compared to control periods (0.2 more episodes per week, P = 0.01), and more episodes in the afternoon shift compared to evening shift (1 more episode per week, P = 0.001). Conclusion: These results confirm that music can influence behaviour but is contrary to previous results.
Subject: behavioural disturbance; dementia; music; residential care
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1066603
Identifier: uon:18124
Identifier: ISSN:1440-6381
Language: eng
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