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Therapeutic music proves to be an excellent alternative to improve the mental performance of elderly residents in long-term care facilities, as it is a non-invasive activity that has physiological and psychological benefits, improving the ability to interact in society and decreasing the individual's stress. This study aims to show the relevance of music as a complementary therapy in the care of the elderly living in geriatric institutions. In this analysis, it was possible to observe several benefits of therapeutic music, such as increased individual comfort, effect on pain, decrease in systolic blood pressure and anxiety, sleep regulation, better social interaction, and reduction of the severity of symptoms of pharmacotherapy increasing the comfort level of these patients. Therefore, its multiple benefits, ease of use, and lack of side effects corroborate that this technique is being used increasingly.
Marcos Altable (2024) studied this question.