- Title
- Individualised music for people living with dementia and the experiences and perceptions of residential aged care staff: a qualitative study
- Creator
- Gaviola, Minah Amor; Higgins, Isabel; Dilworth, Sophie; Holliday, Elizabeth; Inder, Kerry J.
- Relation
- Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 41, Issue 1, p. E8-E15
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12987
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Objective: To explore the experiences and perceptions of staff regarding the use of individualised music for people with dementia living in residential aged care. Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Methods included a focus group and face-to-face interviews, open-ended responses to a pre-post survey and relevant clinical notes about older participants’ responses. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse data. Results: There were four themes: (1) transcendental reminiscing, the calm, the joy and the elation; (2) optimism, excitement and the snowball effect; (3) pitching in for older person, it is not rocket science and the hurdles; and (4) music beyond the intervention. Conclusions: Overall, the individualised music was a generally positive experience. While some older participants reported discomfort with the use of headphones, staff concerns related to care and accessibility of music equipment.
- Subject
- dementia; frail older adults; music therapy; qualitative research; residential facilities
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1472684
- Identifier
- uon:48892
- Identifier
- ISSN:1440-6381
- Language
- eng
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