Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early dementia: Randomized controlled study

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 634-650

  Särkämö, Teppo ^a,b   Tervaniemi, Mari ^a,b   Laitinen, Sari ^c   Numminen, Ava ^a   Kurki, Merja ^c   Johnson, Julene K ^d   Rantanen, Pekka ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Miina Sillanpaa Foundation   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Kapyla Rehabilitation Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Coaching; Cognition; Depression; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905019739     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt100     Document Type: Article

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