Document Type

Capstone

Abstract

Preferred music is a powerful tool for improving behavioral and psychological symptoms of clients with dementia during activities of daily living. This approach involves personalized 3 play lists comprised of instrumental music known to be meaningful to the clients. Administering client-centered instrumental music is advantageous because it requires little training, materials, and set up. Once a suitable patient has been identified, comprehensive training and education should be provided by a treating healthcare worker. An in-service was subsequently delivered to educate adult daycare clinicians on the benefit of client centered music for addressing behavioral and psychological symptoms of clients with dementia during activities of daily living. Additional objectives included training regarding the administration of a preferred music questionnaire and curating personalized playlists for successful implementation in the adult daycare setting. A total of 10 adult daycare clinicians attended the in-service and were presented with pre- and post-surveys to complete before and after the in-service. These surveys contained the same five questions including a Likert scale format, providing quantitative data for analyzation. Overall, the data demonstrated an increase in knowledge of client-centered instrumental music and its provision for the dementia population. This study suggests that client-centered instrumental music is an effective alternative method for improving behavioral and psychological symptoms of clients with dementia during activities of daily living.

Publication Date

4-17-2023

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