17 December 2020>: Clinical Research
Group Music Intervention Using Percussion Instruments to Reduce Anxiety Among Elderly Male Veterans with Alzheimer Disease
Mu-N Liu 1234ABDG , Ying-Jay Liou 12AC , Wan-Chuan Wang 56ABCD , Kuan-Chen Su 5DEF , Heng-Liang Yeh 7B , Chi-ieong Lau 89101112FG , Li-Yu Hu 12DF , Shih-Jen Tsai 123ADEG* , Hsin-Yi Chen 513ADG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928714
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928714
Table 1 Demographic characteristics and measurements of depression and anxiety of patients with Alzheimer disease in the intervention and control groups.
Intervention (n=25) | Control (n=25) | p | |
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Age | 86.56±4.54 | 86.92±5.73 | 0.807 |
Education | 6.96±3.17 | 7.80±3.72 | 0.394 |
Mild Dementia; CDR=1, (n,%) | 9 (36%) | 9 (36%) | 1.0 |
PMMA | 34.2±20.8 | 25.8±21.6 | 0.168 |
GDS | |||
Baseline | 4.68±0.48 | 4.72±0.46 | 1.0 |
6 weeks | 4.40±0.50 | 4.64±0.49 | 0.4 |
12 weeks | 4.44±0.65 | 4.60±0.65 | 0.387 |
HAMA | |||
Baseline | 13.36±0.95 | 13.24±0.97 | 0.661 |
6 weeks | 11.60±1.23 | 13.08±1.22 | ** |
12 weeks | 10.20±1.94 | 12.96±1.21 | ** |
Values are expressed as mean±SD. Statistical analysis was performed by repeated-measures ANOVA and post hoc analyses with independent test: ** p PMMA – Primary Measures of Music Audiation; HAMA – Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; GDS – Geriatric Depression Scale. |