TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Brief In-Service Training in Music Therapy for Activity Aides: Increasing Engagement of Persons with Dementia in Rhythm Activities
JO  - Activities, adaptation and aging
A1  - Mathews, R. Mark
A1  - Clair, Alicia A.
A1  - Kosloski, Karl
SP  - 41
EP  - 49
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
N2  - This study analyzed the effects of a brief in-service training workshop designed to teach activity aides how to use music therapy techniques. Sixteen persons with dementia, living in a nursing home special care unit, served as the research participants. Results showed that training conducted with activity aides significantly increased resident engagement with rhythm instruments in both one-on-one interactions and in group activity situations. Similar increases were observed in residents with a range of cognitive impairments. These results suggest that this intervention offers a potentially promising approach that indigenous staff can use to engage residents with dementia in purposeful activities.<p /> 
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SN  - 0192-4788
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v24n04_04
ID  - ref1
ER  -