Author(s)

Hansen Tang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, North Fields Ave, Wollongong, Australia

Corresponding Author

Hansen Tang

ABSTRACT

This rapid review's aim was to determine, examine, and synthesize the strongest supporting data for using music therapy to enhance the health of dementia patients. The effect of music therapy on dementia patients will be the main topic of this review. The datasets used to research this topic were from CLINICAL, MEDICAL and Google Grey Literature Articles will only be in English and could only be systematic reviews or meta-analyses. According to the results, music therapy can benefit dementia sufferers by enhancing cognitive performance, enhancing quality of life and wellbeing, and reducing symptoms like depression.

KEYWORDS

Music therapy, effectiveness, dementia care, dementia, elderly people, systematic review, and systematic review meta-analysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Hansen Tang, Evidence from a Systematic Review and Systematic Review Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Dementia Patients is Summarised. MEDS Clinical Medicine (2022) Vol. 3: 92-95. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medsc.2022.030516.

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