Older adults and their care partners will participate in music therapy sessions for approximately 8 weeks. Before and after the 8 week study period, participants will fill out questionnaires about their mood, stress levels, and emotions. During the music therapy sessions, they may be observed or asked questions about the music therapy sessions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Clinical improvisation music therapy offered as group sessions delivered by board-certified music therapist.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Brief-COPE
The Brief COPE is a 28 item measure of strategies used for coping or regulating cognitions in response to stressors. The questions assess the frequency with which a person uses different coping strategies (e.g. "I've been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off strings") and the respondent gives a rating on a 5 item scale (1= I haven't been doing this at all to 4 I've been doing this a lot).
Time frame: Baseline and Post-Intervention, 8 weeks
SOBC Perceived Stress Scale
The Perceived Stress Scale ask participants about their feelings and thoughts during the last month. There are 10 items and participants are asked how often they felt orr thought a certian way (0 = never to 4 very often)
Time frame: Baseline and Post Intervention, 8 weeks
Dementia Mood Picture Test
Participants are given large line face drawings with large font descriptors. Participants are asked whether or not they are experiencing each mood ("Are you in a good mood?") and the intensity of the mood. The test assesses the PLWD directly but focuses on six primary moods.
Time frame: Baseline and Post Intervention, 8 weeks
SOBC Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS)
The PANAS is a 20 item self-questionnaire. Respondent is asked to read several words which describe different feelings and emotions. Applicability of the emotion is scored by respondent on a 5 point Likert Scale (1 = very slightly or not at all to 5 = extremely). Higher scores on Positive Affect items incidate greater intensity of positive emotions and higher scores on Negative Affect indicate greater intensity of negative emotions.
Time frame: Baseline and Post Intervention, 8 weeks
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-Q)
The NPI-Q is a 12-item questionnaire completed by the caregiver. Each question asks about a neuropsychiatric symptom over the previous month. The Caregiver can say "no" and go on to the next question. If the Caregiver says "yes", the caregive then rates the a) Severity of the symptoms present on a 3 point scale (1=mild to 3 = severe), and b) Distress experienced by the caregiver due to that symptom on a 5 point scale (0 = not distressing at all to 5 very distressing).
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Time frame: Baseline and Post Intervention, 8 weeks
Kingston Caregivers STress Scale
The KCSS is at 10 item questionnaire completed by a family caregiver. The questions ask caregivers to report feeling of stress surrounding specific aspects of caregiving. Caregivers respond using a 5 point scale (1 = no stress to 5 = extreme stress)
Time frame: Baseline and Post-Intervention, 8 weeks