J. Except. People 2020, 9(1):21-31

A music therapy experiment based on musical stimuli with artificially implemented physiological complexity in patients with dementia

Lenka Dohnalová1, Tomáš Fürst2, Jana Fürstová3, Jiří Luska1
1 Department of Music Education, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Department of Mathematical Analysis and Applications of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
3 Olomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of music therapy (MT) with artificially implemented physiological complexity (PHC) in patients in the first and second stages of dementia.
The research was conducted on 34 seniors divided into three groups: (1) group with MT with PHC; (2) group with MT without PHC; (3) control group with no MT. The participants 'cognitive functions were assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Test (ACE).
A high proportion of participants were excluded during the study due to their health condition. No significant difference was found between the compared groups. Nonetheless, the overall results look promising: In the MT group with PHC, the cognitive functions improved in 3 patients; in the MT group without PHC, 1 patient improved; in the control group with no MT, there was no improvement in any of the participants.

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, music therapy, physiological complexity

Published: June 11, 2020  Show citation

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Dohnalová, L., Fürst, T., Fürstová, J., & Luska, J. (2020). A music therapy experiment based on musical stimuli with artificially implemented physiological complexity in patients with dementia. Journal of Exceptional People, 9(16), 21-31
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