Severe Alzheimer'
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The selection criteria were as follows. 1.Alzheimer'stype dementia according the diagnostic criteria specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 2. 4th edition; severity was classified at level 3, indicating severe dementia as specified by the Clinical Dementia Rating scale. 3. aged 65 years or more.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were as follows. 1.acoustic disturbance. 2. experience of playing musical instruments. 3. history of heart disease, hypertension, or diabetes (because changes in autonomic nervous system were used as an index).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Short-term effects: we evaluated immediately before and after the music intervention using the autonomic nerve index and the Faces scale. Long-term effects: We evaluated BEHAVE-AD . The evaluations were conducted prior to the study (baseline), after the tenth music intervention, and 3 weeks after the intervention had ended. Long-term effects: we calculated the number of minutes of behavior that indicated responsiveness to the music intervention in the Passive and Interactive groups every session. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMayumi Sakamoto
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed