The majority of people with dementia (PwD) live in the community. Compared to
institutionalised PwD, their access to formalised music therapy is limited. Initial works …

Music interventions (MIs) have been widely used to relieve anxiety in dementia in clinical
settings. However, limited meta-analysis with randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on this …

Objectives Evidence suggests that individualized music listening (IML) can effectively
reduce the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). So far, however …

Objective Real-life research into the underlying neural dynamics of improvisational music
therapy, used with various clinical populations, is largely lacking. This single case study …

Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a slow, irreversible, progressive, complex, and fatal
neurodegenerative disorder. Available pharmacological treatment, known for almost two …

ABSTRACT Introduction The Dementia Coding System (DeCS), an observational
assessment tool to measure positive, challenging, and music-related behaviors in people …

Numerous previous studies have shown the effectiveness of music therapy in enhancing
cognitive functions in patients with dementia. Despite this, robust evidence in this field …

Recently, a large cluster-randomized controlled trial was designed—Music Interventions for
Dementia and Depression in ELderly care (MIDDEL)—to assess the effectiveness of music …

Abstract Background and Objectives Despite promising effects of individualized music
listening (IML) for people with dementia, the individualized nature and heterogeneity of …

Dementia is characterized by a progressive decline in cognition, behavioral and
psychological symptoms (BPSD), and quality of life (QoL). The lack of curative therapies has …