Tailored Music Listening to Improve Sleep in Older Adults With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract Sleep disturbances in persons living with dementia (PLWD) contribute to reduced well-being. Music has shown promise to improve sleep among older adults, but there is limited evidence of music interventions improving sleep specifically in PLWD. The purpose of this wait-list RCT was to examin...

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Published inInnovation in aging Vol. 5; no. Supplement_1; p. 233
Main Authors Petrovsky, Darina, Gooneratne, Nalaka, Bradt, Joke, McPhillips, Miranda Varrasse, Etokebe, Ime, Gitlin, Laura, Hodgson, Nancy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published US Oxford University Press 17.12.2021
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Summary:Abstract Sleep disturbances in persons living with dementia (PLWD) contribute to reduced well-being. Music has shown promise to improve sleep among older adults, but there is limited evidence of music interventions improving sleep specifically in PLWD. The purpose of this wait-list RCT was to examine the i) feasibility; ii) acceptability and iii) preliminary efficacy of tailored music listening intervention in community-dwelling PLWD and their caregivers (dyads). Thirty consented dyads out of 33 (91%) completed the RCT. Tailored music for sleep was feasible based on screening (26%), enrollment (89%), and recruitment (3 dyads/month) rates. The intervention was found acceptable, as evidenced by post-intervention interviews. Compared to controls, PLWD in the intervention group reported greater global sleep quality improvement post-intervention (PSQI mean change -0.08 vs -1.65; p=0.06). The results from this feasibility RCT have informed the development of a music mobile application that will be tested in a future clinical trial.
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igab046.901