Key result
Music therapy increases mean RR by ~21% and high-frequency HRV in elderly patients with dementia.
Why the study?
It is unclear whether music therapy can have beneficial effects on cardiac autonomic nerve functions in very elderly patients with cerebral vascular disease and dementia.
Does music therapy improve heart rate variability in elderly patients with cerebral vascular disease and dementia?
Does music therapy improve heart rate variability in elderly patients with cerebral vascular disease and dementia?
Absolute Event Rate: 1022% vs 842%
p-value: p=<0.05
Music therapy acutely enhances parasympathetic activity and decreases sympathetic activity in elderly patients with cerebral vascular disease and dementia.
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Music therapy may acutely enhance parasympathetic HRV markers in very elderly CVD/dementia patients; leaves open whether sustained use improves clinical outcomes.
Kurita et al. (2006) studied Cerebral Vascular Disease and Dementia (n=12). Music therapy vs. Baseline (pre-music therapy) was evaluated on Mean RR interval (p=<0.05). Music therapy significantly increased mean RR (from 842 to 1022 ms, p<0.05) and high-frequency HRV (p<0.01) in elderly patients with cerebral vascular disease and dementia.
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