Familiar Music as an Enhancer of Self-Consciousness in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Joint Authors
Arroyo-Anlló, Eva M.
Díaz, Juan Poveda
Gil, Roger
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of familiar music on self-consciousness (SC) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
For this purpose, two AD groups of 20 patients matched by age, educational level, gender, illness duration, and cognitive state were assessed using an SC questionnaire before and after music intervention.
The SC questionnaire measured several aspects: personal identity, anosognosia, affective state, body representation, prospective memory, introspection and moral judgments.
One AD group received familiar music stimulation and another AD group unfamiliar music stimulation over three months.
The AD patients who received a familiar music intervention showed a stabilization or improvement in aspects of SC.
By contrast, control AD group showed a deterioration of most of the SC aspects after unfamiliar music stimulation, except the SC aspects of body representation and affective state.
Familiar music stimulation could be considered as an enhancer of SC in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Arroyo-Anlló, Eva M.& Díaz, Juan Poveda& Gil, Roger. 2013. Familiar Music as an Enhancer of Self-Consciousness in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005038
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arroyo-Anlló, Eva M.…[et al.]. Familiar Music as an Enhancer of Self-Consciousness in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005038
American Medical Association (AMA)
Arroyo-Anlló, Eva M.& Díaz, Juan Poveda& Gil, Roger. Familiar Music as an Enhancer of Self-Consciousness in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005038
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005038