Choby, Erin Rose
(2024)
Mutual Benefits of Caregiver Implemented Music Interventions Among Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers: A Scoping Review.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
Background: Dementia is an umbrella term that describes several diseases that impact memory, thinking, behavior, and daily activities. With the aging population, it is estimated that by 2030, 78 million people will be living globally with dementia (Shin, 2022). Caring for persons with dementia can carry a physical and emotional burden (Wang et al., 2022). Music therapy has shown to be an effective tool in managing the symptoms of dementia. A comprehensive review exploring the dyadic effects of caregiver implemented music interventions is essential to understand how the use of music interventions may positively influence both the caregiver and persons with dementia. Objective: The primary objective of this scoping review is to examine studies that explore caregiver implemented music interventions among persons with dementia to assess if there are mutual benefits. These benefits include the reduction of dementia symptoms and the reduction of the negative consequences of the burden of care. Other mutual outcomes such as engagement and
communication were also explored.
Methods: A search strategy was developed to identify literature exploring dual outcomes of caregiver implemented music interventions and their care receivers with dementia. The search interface Ovid-Medline was used.
Results: A total of seven papers were extracted for this review. There were mixed results found in quantitative measures; however, qualitative measures show that caregiver implemented music interventions are effective at reducing symptoms of dementia and the negative consequences of caregiver burden. Results showed improvements in engagement and communication between caregivers and people living with dementia. Major limitations of the studies reviewed included the small sample sizes and the lack of randomized controlled trials.
Conclusion: This review demonstrates that the use of music interventions implemented by caregivers of those with dementia may serve as a positive tool for both the caregiver and person with dementia. To best understand the effects of caregiver implemented music interventions, larger, higher quality studies need to be conducted, specifically randomized controlled trials. Given the increasing prevalence of dementia, it is of public health significance to develop novel tools to support dementia care, such as caregiver implemented music interventions.
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(Master Essay)
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Unpublished |
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| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Rosso, Andrea | alr143@pitt.edu | alr143 | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Rodakowski, Juleen | jur17@pitt.edu | jur17 | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Shaaban, C. Elizabeth | cesst52@pitt.edu | cesst5 | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
3 January 2024 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Submission Date: |
14 December 2023 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
59 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Epidemiology |
| Degree: |
MPH - Master of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
music therapy, music intervention, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, caregivers, caregiving, informal caregiver, formal caregiver |
| Date Deposited: |
03 Jan 2024 16:23 |
| Last Modified: |
03 Jan 2024 16:23 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/45682 |
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