1.Personalised Music in Dementia Care & Treatment: Acute Care (Pilot)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Design, Development and Evaluation of a Personalised Music Listening Intervention in Dementia Care and Treatment in Acute Care
IRAS ID
155907
Contact name
Anna M J M Paisley
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Glasgow Caledonian University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
1.Personalised Music in Dementia Care & Treatment: Acute Care (Pilot)
Research has shown that despite the irreversible, progressive decline in cognitive functioning across persons with dementia (PWD), receptivity to music can remain; even in the advanced stages of the disease. Furthermore, music listening with familiar preferences (PM) has proven to be distinctly efficacious in the reduction of behavioural and psychological symptomatology of (BPSD) dementia, such as agitation and anxiety; enhancing one’s mood, memory function and, crucially, quality of life for the individual and caregiver alike. Yet despite the ostensible potential for this tool, there is a distinct lack of empirical evidence and thus no best practice guidelines nor service provision specifically designed for the use of PM in dementia within acute care, where many BPSD such as anxiety are often heightened and associated incidences of caregiver stress and burnout are frequently reported. The present study therefore seeks to address this gap with two overarching aims.
I. To develop a protocol for the use of PM for PWD in acute care and empirically evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the intervention, identifying factors that shape and constrain implementation.
II. To investigate global outcomes and opportunities for PWD, healthcare professionals (HP) and informal carers (IC).
Participants will be recruited from two ‘Acute Care of the Elderly’ wards at Queen Margaret Hospital (NHS Fife), to include: 10 PWD, 10 HP and 10 IC.
The intervention shall consist of four PM listening sessions (30 minutes) per PWD across a period of 7 days with all participant groups assessed prior to, during and post completion of all sessions using a concurrent mixed-methods paradigm.
Glasgow Caledonian University funds this study in fulfilment of a PhD degree. Funding for all music listening equipment has been provided by the League of Friends, Queen Margaret Hospital (SC002069).REC name
Scotland A REC
REC reference
15/SS/0105
Date of REC Opinion
30 Oct 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion