Community Based Music and Dance Movement Therapy Group for Older Adults With Dementia

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-13

Study Completion Date

2017-09-12

Brief Summary

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This study explores the value of a particular community based music and dance movement therapy group for older adults with dementia?

To answer this question, the investigators intend to address the following two sub-questions:

1. How does participants' use of music and movement change over time?
2. Did a music and dance movement therapy group improve participants' depressive symptoms?

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Detailed Description

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A systematic review identified a need to explore the value of an arts therapies group for older adults with dementia living in the community with early to moderate stage dementia. This client population commonly experience depression, social withdrawal and cognitive difficulties and literature suggests a music and dance movement therapy group could potentially make a contribution to both reducing symptoms and improving communication and wellbeing. However, there is still lack of clarity on clinically meaningful outcome measures, detail regarding the therapeutic process and questions remain regarding the trustworthiness of qualitative observations. This mixed method feasibility study aims to test whether the interventions translate to a community setting, provide richer insight into the meaningful aspect of the therapeutic process and provide some preliminary quantitative findings.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Assessments taken at three different time periods: week zero, week five and week eleven.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Music and dance movement therapy group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music and dance movement therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Theoretically, the intervention adopts a humanistic approach of person centred care highlighting the importance of maintaining and enhancing personhood for older people with dementia.

Interventions

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Music and dance movement therapy

Theoretically, the intervention adopts a humanistic approach of person centred care highlighting the importance of maintaining and enhancing personhood for older people with dementia.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 65 years old
* Living in the community
* Diagnosis of dementia
* Adequate functional hearing/vision
* Sufficient knowledge of English to understand participant information sheet

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants excluded if they suffered from any physical or psychological conditions that make it difficult to access a group setting independently.

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No