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Graph showing the median number of songs recalled, comparing those recalling seven or more songs in any single year (n=131) and those who identified fewer than seven songs in all years.(n=26).
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Purpose
Music and memory are inextricably linked, and the recollection of music varies according to age. In order to create personalized music playlists tailored for people living with dementia, this study aimed to determine the age at which healthy individuals could best recall music that was popular at the time.
Methods
A survey was designed ask...
Citations
... For example, the playlist for relaxation included music that was slow, with minimal variation and no lyrics. For other categories, playlists included music with appropriate tempo, lyrical content, and/or from decades likely to be during the 'reminiscence bump' [38,58,60] of anticipated participants. The purpose of these playlists was to demonstrate how to select and order music for the playlist, and to provide ideas of tracks that may be helpful for situations where caregivers were unsure of their loved one's musical preferences. ...
... Diverse experiences and usage were evident, with some caregivers using a mix of the suggested playlists and their own personalised playlists, and many appropriating module playlists to suit their own purposes. This contrasts with research that suggests benefits from personally meaningful music for people living with dementia, from their adolescence (i.e. the 'reminiscence bump') [40,58]. Previous research on training systems to support people living with dementia has similarly found unexpected observations and appropriation of such technologies [76]. ...
Family caregivers of people living with dementia need easy-to-access strategies to manage changing care needs. Music therapy is valuable for supporting dementia care, but not always accessible. Technologies could potentially facilitate accessible, home-based music therapy support, but need to be carefully evaluated. We conducted an 8-week field trial of a prototype mobile application, MATCH, with caregivers and people living with dementia. MATCH contains training videos and suggested playlists showing how to use music for specific care needs. MATCH, and music streaming broadly, enabled caregivers to add new strategies to their care repertoire, addressing a range of care needs and enhancing the care relationship. To make MATCH work, however, caregivers needed to fit it into complex care environments and existing technologies. We argue that digital therapeutic tools need to be adopted by caregivers to fit their individual contexts, and this can challenge assumptions about how therapeutic tools will work in practice.
... The reminiscence method is related to the person-centred care model discourse, and an essential part of this method is to refer to the biography of the person with dementia to stimulate them to recall the past (Breckenridge et al., 2021;Rao et al., 2021;Saragih et al., 2022). Although the participants did not explicitly mention that they adopted or will adopt the reminiscence method in the implementation of TV videos, their sharing showed that they included or will include reminiscence as a part of their implementation. ...
Background
Nurses and healthcare providers need practical tools to deliver person-centred care in hospitals and long-term care homes. Few non-pharmacological interventions are designed to meet the needs of people with moderate to severe dementia. Dementia-friendly television videos (TV videos) offer a familiar stimulation with the potential for meaningful engagement in the relational space of technology. TV videos refer to moving visuals with audio that can be shown on TV and other devices. They can be used for different purposes for people with dementia, such as stimulating memories and facilitating expressions.
Purpose
This study aims to understand the perspectives of nurses and healthcare providers on the potential function and practice considerations of using TV videos for people with moderate to severe dementia.
Methods
We conducted five focus groups with 23 nurses and healthcare providers in a long-term care home and a geriatric hospital unit. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis and guided by Kitwood's person-centred care model.
Results
Our analysis identified five themes about the use of TV videos: (1) calm the person with dementia who is in emotional distress, (2) form connections with the person with dementia, (3) bring people with dementia together, (4) facilitate the Person's Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), (5) help the person connect with their past.
Conclusion
TV videos should be designed to match the person's cognitive abilities, interests, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Our findings supplemented Kitwood's model by identifying the person's cultural and language needs.
... People with dementia beneft from physical exercise that positively infuences cognitive and physical functioning [13,39,63,83]. Furthermore, music provides numerous behavioral, cognitive, and emotional benefts for people with dementia [82], such as supporting reminiscence [72,81], stimulating social interaction [33,91], and fostering engagement from people with dementia [53]. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in combining the benefts of music and exercise to support the physical and cognitive functioning of people with dementia [80,83]. ...
Dance exercises offer recreational and social activities that engage people with dementia in physical exercise to increase fitness and cognitive functioning. However, there is limited research on how technology supports people with dementia to initiate and engage in music-supported dance exercises at home. We present Switch2Move: a TV-based home system with a tangible interface to trigger music-supported exercises at home for people with dementia. Four people with dementia and their informal caregivers explored a mockup to reveal design improvements for stimulating initiative and engagement. Next, we evaluated a high-fidelity prototype in the homes of three other couples during a one-week pilot study. The Switch2Move home system stimulated initiative by providing ongoing access in the home setting and supported engagement through daily enjoyment, calmness, and relief. We present opportunities for technology to increase self-efficacy, offer rich experiences, and fit the physical and social home environment of people with dementia.
... Audiences to date have been in the region of 50 people for each performance. In order to make the plays more widely available to a greater variety of audiences, performances of both have also been filmed (Rao et al., 2021). These stories were often humorous, occasionally lewd, and were emphatically not about the experience of living with dementia. ...
This article discusses the development of two short plays based on qualitative data from separate research studies related to dementia, both of which were performed in the UK in 2022. The first drama ( Voices from the front line) is a relatively standard piece of verbatim theatre, based on interview data and written accounts from a research study about the experiences of the dementia workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–22. The second ( The Other Side of the Wall) is based on ethnographic data from a research study carried out with people with dementia living in long-term care, and it introduces elements of invention and absurdism. In both pieces, non-professional actors co-developed the performances, drawing on the spoken words of the original research participants. Using extracts and examples from the script development process, the article attempts to chart the developmental process for a novice ethnodramatist (although experienced dementia researcher) in meeting ethical, aesthetic and methodological challenges.
... People with dementia who lose short-term memory function may retain musical memories from their adolescence and young adult yearsa period of life referred to by Rao et al (2021) as the 'reminiscence bump' (age 13-19 years). This information can be used to create a personalised playlist tailored to the individual's history. ...
Purpose
Language and communication disorders can inhibit participation in activities that have potential therapeutic benefits for recovery. This exploratory research examined the usability and feasibility of a purpose-built music listening mobile application for people living in the community with post-stroke aphasia, and examined relationships between useability and participant age, aphasia severity and time post-stroke.
Methods
Nineteen participants with chronic aphasia tested the application for two weeks. Prior to use, music preferences, technology use and confidence, self-efficacy and music engagement questionnaires were completed. System usability scale, music listening data and a satisfaction rating were completed following use.
Results
Overall, the application was perceived as being usable and feasible with a high system usability rating and moderate effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. The system usability scores were not associated with aphasia severity, age, years post-stroke, self-efficacy or music engagement. Technology confidence was positively associated with system usability.
Conclusion
The music listening application is a feasible and usable option for listening to music in people with chronic post-stroke aphasia. This study provides a foundation for the rigorous examination of the usability of music listening technology for people with post-stroke aphasia and the potential investigation of use in acute care facilities and other clinical populations.
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IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION
• Music listening has potential therapeutic benefits for people with post-stroke aphasia.
• Applications for music listening require customisation to enable people with post-stroke aphasia opportunity to listen to their preferred music.
• Music listening applications that are perceived as usable and feasible by people with post-stroke aphasia may have potential application within rehabilitation and community settings.
