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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
Age86.53±4.9586.67±3.270.949
Education6.79±3.547.50±1.640.508
Mild Dementia; CDR=1, (n,%)
PMMA40.37±20.2514.67±2.34
GDS
 Baseline4.74±0.454.50±0.550.298
 6 weeks4.42±0.514.33±0.520.716
 12 weeks4.37±0.684.67±0.520.338
HAMA
 Baseline13.26±0.9913.67±0.820.341
 6 weeks11.21±1.0312.83±0.980.003*
 12 weeks9.63±1.8912.00±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.

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