Everyday Uses of Music Listening and Music Technologies by Caregivers and People With Dementia: Survey and Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Music has long been identified as a nonpharmacological tool that can provide benefits for people with dementia, and there is considerable interest in designing technologies to support the use of music in dementia care. However, to ensure that music technologies are appropriately designed for supporting caregivers and people living with dementia, there remains a need to better understand how music is currently used in everyday dementia care at home.

Objective

This study aims to understand how people living with dementia and their caregivers use music and music technologies in everyday caring, as well as the challenges they experience using music and technology.

Methods

This study used a mixed methods design. First, a survey was administered to 13 people livi

SUBMITTER: Vidas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11387911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature