Pragmatic Trial of Personalized Music for Agitation and Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the effect of a personalized music intervention on agitated behaviors and medication use among long-stay nursing home residents with dementia.

Design

Pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial of a personalized music intervention. Staff in intervention facilities identified residents' early music preferences and offered music at early signs of agitation or when disruptive behaviors typically occur. Usual care in control facilities may include ambient or group music.

Setting and participants

The study was conducted between June 2019 and February 2020 at 54 nursing homes (27 intervention and 27 control) in 10 states owned by 4 corporations.

Methods

Four-month outcomes were measured for each resident. The primary outcome was frequency of agit

SUBMITTER: McCreedy EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9256757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature