Effect of music on pain for home-dwelling persons with dementia.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music on pain for home-dwelling persons with dementia. A quasiexperimental design was used. Fifteen subjects listened to their preferred music for 30 minutes before peak agitation time, for 2 days per week, followed by no music for 2 weeks. The process was repeated once. The finding of this study showed that mean pain levels after listening to music were significantly lower than before listening to the music (t=2.21, df=28; p < .05). The findings of this pilot study suggest the importance of music intervention to control pain for home-dwelling persons with dementia.
Park
Heeok
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College of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA. hparknursing@yahoo.co.kr
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome