Impact of Music Interventions on Depression in Care Home Residents with Dementia: UK Results from Music Interventions for Depression and Dementia in Elderly Care RCT.

ABSTRACT: Background: We report UK findings from Music Interventions for Depression and Dementia in Elderly care (MIDDEL), a cross-national, clustered, randomised trial undertaken in 2018-2023 to evaluate the effectiveness of music interventions for depression symptoms in care home residents living with dementia (NCT03496675, clinicaltrials.gov (accessed on 1 December 2024)). The trial compared the effects of Group Music Therapy (GMT) with Recreational Choir Singing (RCS); GMT and RCS combined; and treatment as usual (TAU). Methods: In the intervention arms, the protocolized music interventions were delivered in care home units twice per week for three months, then once per week for three months. The primary outcome was depressive symptoms after six months, measured by MADRS. Secondary

SUBMITTER: Schneider J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature