IMPLEMENTING MUSIC THERAPY TO DECREASE AGITATION AND ANXIETY IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS IMPLEMENTING MUSIC THERAPY TO DECREASE AGITATION AND ANXIETY IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS 21 Implementing Music Therapy to Decrease Agitation and Anxiety in Dementia Patients Stephanie Willis, BSN, RN-BC, CDP Loyola University Chicago Abstract Behavioral and psychological symptoms, such as agitation and anxiety, are common problems for patients suffering from dementia. Although music therapy is considered
Topic and Concept: I. Animal therapy a non-pharmacological intervention for older individuals with dementia, or cognitive impairment. a. To alleviate effects of depression in older individuals who are in a nursing home or care facility. 1. Subjects, must have been institutionalized two or more months. 2. Affected by dementia / cognitive decline. 3. Must be 65 years or older. 4. Average age in the study was 84.7 b. Dementia and or cognitive decline is growing in older populations
1. Music therapy effectiveness 3.11 Music therapy in physical rehabilitation Music therapy’s effectiveness can be demonstrating at a several aspects and the first one is physical rehabilitation. Refer to the result of the research article written by Weller and Baker (2011), during gait rehabilitation, stride length, velocity and symmetry for music therapy group can be constantly improved. When compared with neurodevelopmental therapy, music therapy reached insignificant in gait rehabilitation. Other
Assignment Title HOW TO IMPROVE THE END OF LIFE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA LIVING IN THE NURSING HOME Contents Introduction Literature search strategy Literature review Conclusions Reference list Introduction World Health Organization defines "Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, calculation, learning capacity
patients as well due to the electrolyte imbalance that kidney disease can cause. It is important in kidney disease cases that psychiatric medication be considered for the treatment of these issues. d. Provide an example of one original receptive music therapy intervention you might use with an adult patient in a renal care setting. Do not use an intervention provided in the Allen book. Write up the intervention using the format provided in the guidelines
benefit of reducing free radicals and oxidative stress in the brain which can lead to degenerative diseases and neurological complications. However it is not advised to be used as a primary treatment for degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It will only be capable of reducing some of the symptoms associated. The common observations of the benefits of Aniracetam include improved memory to store a lot of data, theorems and formulae right before the big exam the next day. It also increases