Does Music Therapy Improve Anxiety and Depression in Alzheimer's Patients?
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Rubia Ortí, José Enrique de la
García Pardo, María Pilar
Cabañés Iranzo, Carmen
Cerón Madrigal, José Joaquín
Sancho Castillo, Sandra
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OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of a short protocol of music therapy as a tool to reduce stress and improve the emotional state in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.
METHODS:
A sample of 25 patients with mild Alzheimer's received therapy based on the application of a music therapy session lasting 60 min. Before and after the therapy, patient saliva was collected to quantify the level of salivary cortisol using the Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) immunoassay technique and a questionnaire was completed to measure anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).
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The results show that the application of this therapy lowers the level of stress and decreases significantly depression and anxiety, establishing a linear correlation between the variation of these variables and the variation of cortisol.
CONCLUSIONS:
A short protocol of music therapy can be an alternative medicine to improve emotional variables in Alzheimer patients.
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Rubia Ortí, J. E., García-Pardo, M. P., Iranzo, C. C., Madrigal, J. J. C., Castillo, S. S., Rochína, M. J., & Gascó, V. J. P. (2018). Does Music Therapy Improve Anxiety and Depression in Alzheimer's Patients? The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 24(1), 33-36. DOI:10.1089/acm.2016.0346