Journal article
Tailored Music Listening to Improve Sleep in Older Adults With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Innovation in aging, v 5(Suppl 1), pp 233-233
17 Dec 2021
Abstract
Sleep disturbances in persons living with dementia (PLWD) contribute to reduced well-being. Music has shown promise to improve sleep among older adults, but there is limited evidence of music interventions improving sleep specifically in PLWD. The purpose of this wait-list RCT was to examine the i) feasibility; ii) acceptability and iii) preliminary efficacy of tailored music listening intervention in community-dwelling PLWD and their caregivers (dyads). Thirty consented dyads out of 33 (91%) completed the RCT. Tailored music for sleep was feasible based on screening (26%), enrollment (89%), and recruitment (3 dyads/month) rates. The intervention was found acceptable, as evidenced by post-intervention interviews. Compared to controls, PLWD in the intervention group reported greater global sleep quality improvement post-intervention (PSQI mean change -0.08 vs -1.65; p=0.06). The results from this feasibility RCT have informed the development of a music mobile application that will be tested in a future clinical trial.
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- Title
- Tailored Music Listening to Improve Sleep in Older Adults With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Creators
- Darina Petrovsky - Philadelphia UniversityNalaka Gooneratne - University of PennsylvaniaJoke Bradt - Drexel UniversityMiranda Varrasse McPhillips - University of PennsylvaniaIme Etokebe - University of PennsylvaniaLaura Gitlin - Drexel UniversityNancy Hodgson - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Innovation in aging, v 5(Suppl 1), pp 233-233
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Other Identifier
- 991020547606704721