Creative Music Therapy in an Acute Care Setting for Older Patients with Delirium and Dementia

Creative Music Therapy in an Acute Care Setting for Older Patients with Delirium and Dementia

Background/Aims: The acute hospital ward can be unfamiliar and stressful for older patients with impaired cognition, rendering them prone to agitation and resistive to care. Extant literature shows that music therapy can enhance engagement and mood, thereby ameliorating agitated behaviours. This pil...

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Main Authors: Chin Yee Cheong, Jane An Qi Tan, Yi-Lin Foong, Hui Mien Koh, Denise Zhen Yue Chen, Jessie Joon Chen Tan, Chong Jin Ng, Philip Yap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-06-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Music therapy
Acute hospital
Engagement
Delirium
Dementia
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445883

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