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The Impact of Singing in Caring for a Person With Dementia: Single Case Analysis of Video Recorded Sessions
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare. Karolinska Institute, Sweden .ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2511-9502
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Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
2011 (English)In: Music and Medicine, ISSN 1943-863X, Vol. 3, no 2, p. 95-101Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Music Therapeutic Caregiving (MTC), when a caregiver sings for or together with a resident with dementia, has been used to enhance communication between caregivers and residents. This single case study measured communication in a resident with dementia during “usual” and MTC morning care. Video observations of 8 weekly sessions, consisting of 4 recordings of usual morning care and 4 recordings of morning care with MTC intervention provided the data. The Verbal and Nonverbal Interaction scale was used for analysis. Under the MTC condition, the resident’s positive verbal and nonverbal communication increased by 23%. Furthermore, negative verbal and nonverbal communication, decreased by 80%, compared to the “usual” morning care sessions. Under the MTC condition, the resident was able to remember words to songs and singing with the caregiver occurred in 39 of the 40 observed minutes. The findings indicate that MTC could be an effective nursing intervention in dementia care.

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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-9583DOI: 10.1177/1943862110386048Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84990380683OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-9583DiVA, id: diva2:319189
Available from: 2010-05-14 Created: 2010-05-14 Last updated: 2025-10-10Bibliographically approved

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