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Dec 31, 2021 · Musical instrument playing provides intellectual stimulation, which is hypothesised to generate cognitive reserve that protects against cognitive impairment. Method. A systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies with musical instrument playing as the exposure, and cognitive impairment and/or dementia as the outcome.
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The study found playing keyboard instruments was particularly beneficial for brain health. Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers ...
Key Points. Music therapy is used as a treatment for the improvement of cognitive function in people with dementia. The intervention based on listening to music presents the greatest effect on patients with dementia followed by singing. Music therapy improved the quality of life of people with dementia.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis including any study with musical instrument playing as the exposure, and cognitive impairment and/or dementia as the outcome. Results: 1211 unduplicated articles were identified from literature searching, of which three articles were included: two cohort studies and one twin study.
- Sebastian Walsh, Robert Causer, Carol Brayne
- 2021
This intervention can be considered less harmful than pharmacological treatments to improve cognitive functions, mood, and quality of life of these patients.12 When music is used acting as therapy, music performs the primary role in the intervention while the therapist is secondary; when music is used in therapy, the therapist takes the primary role and music is secondary.13 A music therapist ...
May 1, 2023 · Improve verbal fluency. Clinical trials have found that music therapy can improve language and verbal skills in people with dementia. Singing, songwriting, and reading lyrics to songs all helped ...
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Oct 27, 2022 · Background Engaging in leisure activities was suggested to protect older adults from dementia. However, the association between playing a musical instrument and the risk of dementia is not well-established. This study aimed to investigate this association in older adults using a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Methods Pooled hazard ratio (HR) and 95% ...
