21 February 2021 : Clinical Research
Group Music Intervention Using Percussion Instruments to Reduce Anxiety Among Elderly Male Veterans with Alzheimer Disease
Mu-N Liu1234ABDG, Ying-Jay Liou12AC, Wan-Chuan Wang56ABCD, Kuan-Chen Su5DEF, Heng-Liang Yeh7B, Chi‐ieong Lau89101112FG, Li-Yu Hu12DF, Shih-Jen Tsai123ADEG*, Hsin-Yi Chen513ADGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.928714
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928714
Figure 2 Effect of musical aptitude on the response to music intervention. (A) Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) score. (B) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score. High musical aptitude subgroup: solid line (n=19); low musical aptitude subgroup: dashed line (n=6). Values are expressed as mean±standard error of the mean. Repeated-measures ANOVA and post hoc analyses with independent t tests: * P<0.01, ** P<0.001 to compare high- and low-aptitude subgroups.