Music Connects Us: Development of a Music-Based Group Activity Intervention to Engage People Living with Dementia and Address Loneliness
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Approach to Adaptation of Music for Life to Design Music Connects Us
2.1. Planning Meetings
2.1.1. Research and Program Presentations
2.1.2. Brainstorming and Discussion Sessions
2.1.3. Site Visits
2.2. Consultation with Musician Team Members
3. Products of the Adaptation Process
3.1. Description of Our Adapted Program: Music Connects Us
3.1.1. Goal and Components
3.1.2. Who Delivers Each Project?
3.1.3. Session Participants and Activities
3.1.4. Characteristics of the Facilitator
3.1.5. Musician Characteristics
3.1.6. Selecting Instruments for Residents
3.1.7. Activities to Support Sustainability
3.2. Summary of Adaptations Applied to Create Music Connects Us
3.2.1. Program Conceptualization and Framing
3.2.2. Reflective De-Brief Participants
3.2.3. Program Offerings per Care Home
3.2.4. Composition of Musician Group
3.2.5. Development of Training Program
4. Discussion
- What is the extent and nature of engagement behaviors and mood displayed during Music Connects Us sessions by men and women living with moderate to severe dementia in care homes?
- How do engagement behaviors change over the course of a 1-h session?
- What are the effects of musical engagement on people living with dementia? For example, can participating in a weekly session improve feelings of loneliness, and related outcomes like responsive behaviors, depression, and quality of life?
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Technique | Description |
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Repetition | Repeating a sound, tone, melodic phrase or other musical material; involves improvising on a familiar musical style and genre to emphasize a feeling or idea to create rhythm. |
Scaffolding | Adding new elements to repeated musical material to progress an improvised piece. |
Modeling | Giving a clear example to follow, and most commonly used when introducing a new instrument. |
Imitation | Where the musician mimics an exact copy of the resident’s presentation. |
Mirroring | Copying the music that the resident plays and their body language. Used to encourage the resident to continue or expand upon their musical motif and promote empathetic connection. |
Matching | Emulating the style and quality of music that a resident has played, to build upon what the resident has played in a congruous way. |
Reflecting | Creating music that reflects the resident’s mood or underlying communication, as read by the musician; used to promote empathetic connection. |
Translation | Playing music that validates what the resident has done, and then linking this to another type of musical contribution. |
Hammer | A type of translation that creates a new energy and group dynamic. |
Silence | Absence of sound and can be used before and after improvisations. It is powerful and allows time to recognize the resident’s engagement. |
Singing | Use of the voice can be done at any time during the session in a strong voice with a good sense of pitch to engage or respond to the residents and make personal connections. |
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O’Rourke, H.M.; Hopper, T.; Bartel, L.; Archibald, M.; Hoben, M.; Swindle, J.; Thibault, D.; Whynot, T. Music Connects Us: Development of a Music-Based Group Activity Intervention to Engage People Living with Dementia and Address Loneliness. Healthcare 2021, 9, 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050570
O’Rourke HM, Hopper T, Bartel L, Archibald M, Hoben M, Swindle J, Thibault D, Whynot T. Music Connects Us: Development of a Music-Based Group Activity Intervention to Engage People Living with Dementia and Address Loneliness. Healthcare. 2021; 9(5):570. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050570
Chicago/Turabian StyleO’Rourke, Hannah M., Tammy Hopper, Lee Bartel, Mandy Archibald, Matthias Hoben, Jennifer Swindle, Danielle Thibault, and Tynisha Whynot. 2021. "Music Connects Us: Development of a Music-Based Group Activity Intervention to Engage People Living with Dementia and Address Loneliness" Healthcare 9, no. 5: 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050570