Music and Dementia Perspectives on Research and Implementation

Introduction 

Section 1: Context 

Introduction

Becky Dowson 

1. Music and dementia in the public consciousness and its relevance to research

Becky Dowson 

2. Community singing as a resource in dementia                                             

Zara Thompson, Jeannette Tamplin 

3 An overview of the impact of music-based interventions in congregate settings for people living with dementia                                                                        

Jelena Golubovic, Martina de Witte & Felicity Baker 

4 What does music therapy offer to people living with dementia? A synthesis of case studies                                                                                                        

Becky Dowson 

5 The importance of psychodynamic thinking in music therapy with people with Dementia                                                                                                           

Rachel Darnley Smith 

6 Hearing loss, dementia and musical engagement: key considerations          

Emma Broome, Emily Woodmansey & Lena Batra

 Section 2: Methods 

Introduction

Becky Dowson and Justine Schneider 

7 The impossibility of equipoise in research on music and dementia     

Justine Schneider 

8 Neuropsychological and neuroimaging study of physical exercise with music accompaniment for dementia prevention: the Mihama-Kiho project     

Masayuki Satoh 

9 Technological innovations in research and practice – EEG Neurometrics,  and hyperscanning data in music therapy

Jorg Fachner & Clemens Maidhof 

10 Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions Checklist: Explanation and Elaboration Guide

Sheri Robb, K. Maya Story, Elizabeth Harman, Debra S. Burns, Joke Bradt, Emmeline Edwards, Tasha Golden, Christian Gold, John. R. Iversen, Assal Habibi, Julene K. Johnson, Miriam Lense, Susan M. Perkins 

11 Designing Impactful Music-based Intervention Studies: The National Institutes of Health Music Based Interventions (NIH MBI) Toolkit       

Emmeline Edwards, Wen Chen, Coryse St. Hillaire-Clarke, Melinda Kelley, Kaitlin Heimke Kirkpatrick, Caroline Sferrazza 

Section 3: Impact 

Introduction

Justine Schneider 

12 Inspiring caregivers in India to embed music into the culture of caregiving through Music Helps’ accessible training                                            

Elsa Hariades, Alexia Quin, Nina Cherla, Pavithra Gangadharan  

13 Training caregivers: music therapy skill sharing and building capacity         

Orii McDermott 

14 Challenges to the implementation of music research in practice    

Ming Hung Hsu

15 Embedding musical care in everyday settings                                

Bev Foster 

16 Delivering the power of music strategically: what policymakers and planners need to know

Grace Meadows

Biography

Becky Dowson is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, UK, and a music therapist at Chiltern Music Therapy.

Justine Schneider is Emerita Professor of Mental Health and Social Care at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK.