Behavioral, stress and immunological evaluation methods of music therapy in elderly patients with senile dementia

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-82

  Suzuki, Mizue ^a   Kanamori, Masao ^b   Nagasawa, Shingo ^c   Saruhara, Takayuki ^d  

^a MIE PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

^b Biwako Seikei Sport College

^c Yanaihara Institute Inc   (Japan)

^d KOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Evaluation; Evaluation methods; Music therapy; Senile dementia; Stress

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SALIVA;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 15744383889     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.42.74     Document Type: Article

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