Effects of music therapy on psychological symptoms and heart rate variability in patients with dementia. A pilot study

Current Aging Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 242-246

  Raglio, Alfredo ^a   Oasi, Osmano ^c   Gianotti, Marta ^a   Manzoni, Veronica ^b   Bolis, Silvia ^c   Ubezio, Maria C ^a   Gentile, Simona ^a   Villani, Daniele ^a   Stramba Badiale, Marco ^b  

^a Sospiro Foundation   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BPSD; Dementia; Depression; Heart rate variability; Music therapy; pNN50

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RR INTERVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78651293625     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609811003030242     Document Type: Article

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