Dementia Care / Seniors

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ProjectResearcherAffiliation*YearLanguageLink
Music therapy in home care for people with dementiaAuch-Johannes, IngaUniversity of Music and Drama Hamburg*, Germany2015Germanreichert-verlag.de
Moments of resonance in musical improvisation with persons with severe dementia. An interpretative phenomenological studyCoomans, AnkeAalborg University*, Denmark2016Englishvbn.aau.dk
Music and drama therapy for people with dementia and acting students - An intergenerational group workDassa, AyeletBar-Ilan University, Israel2019English tandfonline.com
Musical Auto-Biography Interview (MABI)Dassa, AyeletBar-Ilan University, Israel2018Englishtandfonline.com
Evaluation of a TEACCH-based psychological intervention in mild to moderate dementia: A controlled studyFischer-Terworth, ChristianUniversity of Music and Drama Hamburg*, Germany2010Germanediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de
Musiktherapie 360° - Innovative Concept for the Establishment of Modularised Music Therapeutic Interventions for the Enhancement of the Quality of Life of Patients, Relatives and Nursing Staff within the framework of the funding line Social Innovations for Quality of Life in Old AgeHillecke, Thomas; von Moreau, Dorothee; Wormit, Alexander; Diener, Carsten; Keßler, Michael; Vrancic Coutinho, Biljana; Zimber, AndreasSRH University Heidelberg2015-2018Germanediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de
Individual music therapy for managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia care homesHsu, Ming HungAnglia Ruskin University*, England2017Englishbmcgeriatr. biomedcentral
The Development and Evaluation of Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS)McDermott, OriiAalborg University*, Denmark2014Englishvbn.aau.dk
Anvendelse af musikterapi og Dementia Care Mapping I EN LÆRINGSMODEL til udvikling af musiske og interpersonelle kompetencer hos omsorgsgivere til personer med demens. ET CASESTUDIE MED EN ETNOGRAFISK TILGANGOttese, Aase MarieAalborg University*, Denmark2014Danishvbn.aau.dk
The MIDDEL-project (Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly care). Rasing, NaomiUniversity of Groningen, Netherlands2020 - ongoingEnglish
The impact of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) for informal and professional caregiver stress syndrome in Alzheimer daycare centersScarlata, Elide, Tripi, G.University of Jyvaskyla*, Finland, Trapani Healthcare Institution2021 - ongoingEnglish
Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly care (MIDDEL): International multicentre cluster-randomised controlled trialSveinsdottir, VigdisGAMUT*, Bergen, Norway2020 - ongoingEnglishmiddel-project.eu
The Contribution of Focusing and Distraction through Listening to Music to Emotion Regulation in Adulthood and Late LifeShifriss, RoniBar Ilan University, Israel2017Englishprimo.exlibrisgroup
Aplication and evaluation of an psychomotricity programme in Gerontology: Efectiveness of Music Therapy as a therapeutic tool.Sobrado, RebecaUniversity of Santiago de Compostela, Spain2016Spanishminerva.usc.es
Perceiving, understanding and shaping the atmosphere A conception of aesthetic work using the example of music therapy with people with dementiaSonntag, JanUniversity of Music and Drama Hamburg*, Germany2013Germanmabuse-verlag.de
Music therapy for dementia: the effect of music therapy in reducing behavioural problems in elderly people with dementiaVink, AnnemiekeUniversity of Groningen, Netherlands2013Englishpure.rug.nl
Music Moves: Ettlingen Dementia StudyCampbell, ElsaWZMF - Music Therapy Research Centre at Vienna mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Caritas Ettlingen, Germany
2020-2023German & Englishpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Echoes Playlist: Concert for People with Dementia and their CaregiversCampbell, ElsaWZMF – Music Therapy Research Centre Vienna at
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
2025–ongoingGerman
Music Therapy for Older Adults: Promoting Wellbeing, Health Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness (part of MUSE-CARE Project, Thomas Wosch, THWS, Germany)Campbell, ElsaWZMF – Music Therapy Research Centre Vienna at
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
2023-2025Englishdoi.org
“Don’t let me go”. A case study on music therapy in early-stage dementiaVăduva, Lois-Paula; Warner, CatherineEmanuel University of Oradea, Romania2021EnglishArticle
Online Support Program for the Use of Music-Based Resources for Daily Care for Families Living with DementiaMelissa Mercadal-Brotons; Giuseppe Pulice; Patricia Martí; Mònica de Castro; Montserrat VernetEscola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Esmuc)2022EnglishArticle
Person attuned musical interactions (PAMI) in residential dementia careRidder, Hanne Mette & teamAalborg University, Denmark2016-2029Danish / EnglishLink to Research Project Webpage
Embodied Cognition in Dementia Assessment Scales (EmDAS)Ridder, Hanne Mette & teamAalborg University, Denmark2025Danish / EnglishArticle
Psychometric Evaluation of the Embodied Cognition in Dementia Assessment ScaleAnderson-Ingstrup, JensAalborg University, Denmark2025-2027English
Person attuned music interactions in dementia careSchmidt, MariaAalborg University, Denmark2024-2029EnglishProject
The role of songs in group music therapy using a humanistic/psychodynamic approach for elderly individuals with dementia residing in a day care centreKarapataki, EleniUniversity of Macedonia, Greece2025Greekdspace.lib.uom.gr
Music therapy for individuals suffering from advanced-stage dementia living in elderly care facilitiesMoysiadi, AnnaUniversity of Macedonia2024Greekdspace.lib.uom.gr
Support and management of loss and grief through music therapy in elderly individuals with dementia living in a nursing home – Two case studiesNikolaou, AnastasiaUniversity of Macedonia, Greece2022GreekArticle
The effect of music therapy as a complementary therapy on the psychological and behavioural symptoms of elderly people with dementia: a case studyPantou, ZoeUniversity of Macedonia, Greece2024Greekdspace.lib.uom.gr

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