APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Personalized Music Listening Improves Agitation and Mood of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
- Sarah Vitelli
Butler University - Hannah Bolander
Butler University - Kendall Ladd
Butler University - Heather Johnson
Butler University - Tim Brimmer
Butler University - Tara Lineweaver
Butler University
Abstract
We evaluated whether a personalized music playlist for nursing home residents with dementia positively affects their dementia-related symptoms. We documented significant improvements in agitation, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and depression, but not cognition. This suggests individualized music listening can improve the quality of life of older adults with dementia in long-term care.
Aging