A case study on a home-based caregiver-delivered music-with-movement intervention for people with early dementia

Abstract

Background: Music has been found to improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Purpose: This article reports a 78-year-old Chinese female who had been diagnosed with early dementia underwent an 8-week music-with-movement intervention delivered by her husband at home after being trained in a day care center. Methods: Both the patient and the husband’s data were collected through repeated interviews and regular observations. Conclusion: The results indicated signs of improvement of the patient in terms of sleep quality and depressive symptoms.