- 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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