The effect of music on agitated behaviours in older people with dementia.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Agitated behaviours in older people with dementia.; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Neurological - Dementias; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000616875
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1) A medical diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia or probable dementia (i.e. a cognitive impairment level of 12-24 on the Mini Mental State Exam (Folstein, Folstein, & McHugh, 1975), or features consistent with dementia of Alzheimer’s type as per DSM—IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).
2) A documented behavioural history of agitation and aggression on nursing or medical records within the previous month to recruitment.

Exclusion Criteria

A Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score that falls outside the range of 12-24.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Agitated behaviours - 14 short-item Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI).[3 timepoints - At baseline, mid-point (after the first eight-week intervention arm) and post-intervention (after the second eight-week intervention arm)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression - Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)[3 timepoints - At baseline, mid-point (after the first eight-week intervention arm) and post-intervention (after the second eight-week intervention arm)];Quality of life - Dementia Quality of Life (DQol) and Resident and Staff Observation Checklist - Quality of Life (RSCO-Qol)[3 timepoints - At baseline, mid-point (after the first eight-week intervention arm) and post-intervention (after the second eight-week intervention arm)];Anxiety - Rating Anxiety in Dementia (RAID)[3 timepoints - At baseline, mid-point (after the first eight-week intervention arm) and post-intervention (after the second eight-week intervention arm)];Participant's severity of dementia[Assessed by trained and experienced RAs blinded to treatment groups at baseline and post-intervention on<br>the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) (Folstein et<br>al., 1975)]