Effects of music therapy on psychological symptoms and heart rate variability in patients with dementia. A pilot study

Alfredo Raglio; Osmano Oasi; Marta Gianotti; Veronica Manzoni; Silvia Bolis; Maria C. Ubezio; Simona Gentile; Daniele Villani; Marco Stramba-Badiale

doi:10.2174/1874609811003030242

Effects of music therapy on psychological symptoms and heart rate variability in patients with dementia. A pilot study

Alfredo Raglio, Osmano Oasi, Marta Gianotti, Veronica Manzoni, Silvia Bolis, Maria C. Ubezio, Simona Gentile, Daniele Villani, Marco Stramba-Badiale

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We assessed the effects of music therapy (MT) on behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) in dementia associated with changes in physiological parameters, as heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). Twenty subjects were randomly assigned to MT treatment or standard care; all patients underwent neuropsychological assessment and ECG Holter recordings before and after the 15-week treatment. The treatment included 30 MT sessions. Depression significantly decreased (p=0.021) in the MT group. PNN50 improved in 50% patients of the MT group, but in none of the control group (p=0.013). MT may improve symptoms of depression and increase HRV in demented patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-246
Number of pages	5
Journal	Current Aging Science
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609811003030242
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

BPSD
Dementia
Depression
Heart rate variability
Music therapy
pNN50

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Ageing
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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