Delirium in Neurodegenerative Disease Patients: A Music Therapy Intervention for Hospital Care
Boston Medical Center
Summary
In this pilot study a new kind of music therapy will be created and tested to help prevent confusion, called delirium, that can happen in the hospital. This can affect people with brain diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Each of the anticipated 30 participants will have up to five music therapy sessions. The sessions will be made just for them and may include live music, playing instruments, or listening to recorded music. Surveys will be used to learn how easy the therapy is to do in the hospital and what people think about how helpful the sessions may be for future patients.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 60+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted as inpatient to Boston Medical Center. * Cognitive impairment or neurodegenerative diseases as defined by either: * Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies (ICD-10 G20 and G31.83 respectively), Alzheimer's Disease-related dementias (ICD-10 6D80), vascular dementia (F01), or other cognitive impairment (R41) on active problem list or past medical history * "Cognitive impairment" on active problem list or past medical history * Documentation elsewhere in the electronic medical record (e.g. notes) of any of these conditions * Participants…
Interventions
- BehavioralMusic therapy
Live music therapy (MT) sessions will occur 3 times/week, up to 5 sessions. Sessions will be responsive to patient preferences, culture, and identity using information gained from medical record review, intake assessment, and in the moment therapeutic assessments.
Location
- Boston Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts