‘Singing for the Brain’: A qualitative study exploring the health and well-being benefits of singing for people with dementia and their carers

Dementia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1326-1339

  Osman, Sara Eldirdiry ^a   Tischler, Victoria ^b   Schneider, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; music therapy; psychosocial care; Singing for the Brain

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84992702851     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301214556291     Document Type: Article

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