The Effect of Music in Alzheimer's Patients

This study was randomized controlled study conducted to determine the effect of Nihavent theme on reducing adjustment difficulties in Alzheimer's patients.

The study was carried out with 30 patients.15 patients constituted the experimental group and 15 patients formed the control group. Before the application, the scale was administered to both groups through face-to-face interviews. The patients in the experimental group were informed about the music session in advance.Instrumental songs in nihavent theme were played with the sound system to the experimental group. The sessions were lasted 12 weeks in total and there were two sessions per week, and each session took approximately 50 minutes to complete. While no intervention was performed for the patients in the control group. One week after the last music session, the the scale was re-administered to both groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies

Age range

65 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, Odunpazarı, 26040, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Adaptation levels of Alzheimer's patients should be determined before planning nursing interventions. Institutions should support healthcare personnel in organizing music sessions for patients. It is believed that further studies examining the effect of the Nihavent theme in decreasing adaptation difficulty in Alzheimer's patients should be conducted with larger sample groups. The effects of verbal and non-verbal music on Alzheimer's patients should also be evaluated and compared to gain further insight on this important matter.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

18-90 age range
Were conscious able to communicate and active

Exclusion criteria

Change in their diagnosis, medications, consciousness, and/or drug dose
During the study period they a regression in emotional state (crying, sadness)
Those with complex diseases such as cancer

Treatment and study plan

Music Therapy

Other

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Primary outcomes

Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for Elderly

Time frame: 24 days

This scale was developed by Şişman et al. in 2016 in order to determine the adaptation of elderly individuals, and its validity and reliability were determined. Chronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.93. It is a likert-type scale consisting of 24 questions. The answers to each item were determined as 0 points for "never", 1 point for "some", 2 points for "quite a lot" and 3 points for "a lot". The scores obtained from the items in the scoring of the scale are calculated by summing and dividing by the number of questions. The average score that can be obtained from the scale is 0 points as the lowest and 3 points at the highest. As the individual's score from the scale decreases, the level of compliance increases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Music on Decreasing of Adaptation Difficulty in Alzheimer's Patients: Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Nov 18, 2021
Registry last updated: Nov 18, 2021

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