Key result
Music therapy reduced acute heart failure events and exacerbations of chronic heart failure (10.9% vs 34.4%) in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia.
Why the study?
Does music therapy improve autonomic nervous system activity and reduce congestive heart failure events in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia?
Cohort (n=87)
Nonrandomized
No
Does music therapy improve autonomic nervous system activity and reduce congestive heart failure events in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia?
Absolute Event Rate: 10.9% vs 34.4%
p-value: p=<0.05
Music therapy may enhance parasympathetic activity, reduce sympathetic tone and inflammation, and decrease the incidence of congestive heart failure events in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Music therapy should not yet change practice in this population; leaves open efficacy in randomized trials.
Okada et al. (2009) conducted a cohort in Cerebrovascular disease and dementia (n=87). Music therapy vs. No music therapy was evaluated on Incidence of acute heart failure events and acute exacerbations of chronic heart failure (p=<0.05). Music therapy reduced acute heart failure events and exacerbations of chronic heart failure (10.9% vs 34.4%) in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia.
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