Music therapy in geriatric care: acceptance of music therapy residential care interventions

Abstract: The importance of music-based programs in geriatric facilities and for people with dementia is increasingly acknowledged. The project "Music Therapy in Geriatric Care" investigated the acceptance of a music therapy intervention catalog in five elderly care and nursing facilities in and around Heidelberg, Germany. In 2020-2021 (phase 1), due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the offer was predominantly online, in 2021-2022 (phase 2), we were able to switch back to in-person offers. Within the framework of mixed methods research, a convergent parallel design with group comparisons and interviews was employed to collect data. Results suggest a high acceptance of the music therapy service by the residents with M =9.05, SD =1.44 (2021), M =9.25 SD =1.15 (2022) on a scale from 0-10. Care and nursing staff rated the meaningfulness of music therapy higher than residents (p =.049 in phase 1; and p =.007 in phase 2). The care staff who participated in the phase 2 activities rated meaningfulness hig...

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Music therapy in geriatric care: acceptance of music therapy residential care interventions ; volume:6 ; day:23 ; month:05 ; year:2024 ; GMS journal of arts therapies ; 6 (23.05.2024)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Wormit, Alexander F. ; Gebhardt, Lena ; Maginot, Hana ; Stritzker, Judith

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/jat000037
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-jat0000376
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:47 AM CEST