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February 21, 2025Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomiaOpen Access

Background music in elderly nursing home: a feasibility explorative study

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ARAlfredo RaglioIstituti Clinici Scientifici MaugeriRPRoberta PelizzaCFCamilla FiginiUniversity of Pavia

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Implication

Explorative study demonstrates reduced neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents, highlighting the potential of structured background music.

Key Points

  • Behavioral symptoms decreased noticeably among elderly nursing home residents, and daily functioning improved during targeted background music listening programs.
  • Clinical scales recorded symptom reductions in 7 out of 8 individuals with severe neuropsychiatric symptoms, while observational grids confirmed broader gains.
  • Assessment using observational grids across four-week comparative periods highlights therapeutic potential, though morning agitation and irritability persisted.

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Raglio et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e55b4ce2b3180350ef8aaehttps://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.460
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