Music and Dementia by Schneider, Justine; Dowson, Becky;

Short description:

Providing a range of perspectives from music practitioners, researchers, and people with lived experience of dementia, this comprehensive volume offers latest research into music for people with dementia. 

Long description:

Providing a range of perspectives from music practitioners, researchers, and people with lived experience of dementia, this comprehensive volume offers latest research into music for people with dementia. 

Amidst growing concern over public health resourcing and an ageing population, the book explores how the familiar tool of music has been used to ameliorate dementia symptoms and improve quality of life, presenting insights from music therapy, neurology, and the practice of delivering and evaluating music interventions. Written by leading international researchers in the field, chapters look at key frameworks and current science to explore a range of settings such as the impact of music in care homes and hospitals, community singing initiatives, and in-home environments; as well as providing up-to-date research. Chapters take a novel approach, guided by the experiences of music practitioners, scientists, and researchers.  

Anchoring scientific knowledge on music and the brain in relation to dementia and cognitive decline to current practice, the book will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of gerontology and ageing, dementia care, and music therapy. Practitioners, therapists, and health care professionals involved with music and older people as well as music for those with dementia may also benefit from the volume. 

Table of Contents:

Introduction 

Section 1: Context 

Introduction

Becky Dowson 

1. Music and dementia in the public consciousness and its relevance to research

Becky Dowson 

2. Community singing as a resource in dementia                                             

Zara Thompson, Jeannette Tamplin 

3 An overview of the impact of music-based interventions in congregate settings for people living with dementia                                                                        

Jelena Golubovic, Martina de Witte & Felicity Baker 

4 What does music therapy offer to people living with dementia? A synthesis of case studies                                                                                                        

Becky Dowson 

5 The importance of psychodynamic thinking in music therapy with people with Dementia                                                                                                           

Rachel Darnley Smith 

6 Hearing loss, dementia and musical engagement: key considerations          

Emma Broome, Emily Woodmansey & Lena Batra

 Section 2: Methods 

Introduction

Becky Dowson and Justine Schneider 

7 The impossibility of equipoise in research on music and dementia     

Justine Schneider 

8 Neuropsychological and neuroimaging study of physical exercise with music accompaniment for dementia prevention: the Mihama-Kiho project     

Masayuki Satoh 

9 Technological innovations in research and practice – EEG Neurometrics,  and hyperscanning data in music therapy

Jorg Fachner & Clemens Maidhof 

10 Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions Checklist: Explanation and Elaboration Guide

Sheri Robb, K. Maya Story, Elizabeth Harman, Debra S. Burns, Joke Bradt, Emmeline Edwards, Tasha Golden, Christian Gold, John. R. Iversen, Assal Habibi, Julene K. Johnson, Miriam Lense, Susan M. Perkins 

11 Designing Impactful Music-based Intervention Studies: The National Institutes of Health Music Based Interventions (NIH MBI) Toolkit       

Emmeline Edwards, Wen Chen, Coryse St. Hillaire-Clarke, Melinda Kelley, Kaitlin Heimke Kirkpatrick, Caroline Sferrazza 

Section 3: Impact 

Introduction

Justine Schneider 

12 Inspiring caregivers in India to embed music into the culture of caregiving through Music Helps’ accessible training                                            

Elsa Hariades, Alexia Quin, Nina Cherla, Pavithra Gangadharan  

13 Training caregivers: music therapy skill sharing and building capacity         

Orii McDermott 

14 Challenges to the implementation of music research in practice    

Ming Hung Hsu

15 Embedding musical care in everyday settings                                

Bev Foster 

16 Delivering the power of music strategically: what policymakers and planners need to know

Grace Meadows