Group Music Intervention Using Percussion Instruments to Reduce Anxiety Among Elderly Male Veterans with Alzheimer Disease

Mu-N Liu; Ying-Jay Liou; Wan-Chuan Wang; Kuan-Chen Su; Heng-Liang Yeh; Chi‐ieong Lau; Li-Yu Hu; Shih-Jen Tsai; Hsin-Yi Chen

doi:10.12659/MSM.928714

21 February 2021 : 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

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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
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	<0.001
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	<0.001^**
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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