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 2 Demographic characteristics and measurements of depression and anxiety in the high and low musical aptitude subgroups.
High music aptitude subgroup (n=19) | Low music aptitude subgroup (n=6) | p | |
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Age | 86.53±4.95 | 86.67±3.27 | 0.949 |
Education | 6.79±3.54 | 7.50±1.64 | 0.508 |
Mild Dementia; CDR=1, (n,%) | |||
PMMA | 40.37±20.25 | 14.67±2.34 | |
GDS | |||
Baseline | 4.74±0.45 | 4.50±0.55 | 0.298 |
6 weeks | 4.42±0.51 | 4.33±0.52 | 0.716 |
12 weeks | 4.37±0.68 | 4.67±0.52 | 0.338 |
HAMA | |||
Baseline | 13.26±0.99 | 13.67±0.82 | 0.341 |
6 weeks | 11.21±1.03 | 12.83±0.98 | 0.003* |
12 weeks | 9.63±1.89 | 12.00±0.00 | ** |
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. |