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EFFECTS OF IRANIAN MUSIC ON THE IMPROVEMENT AND TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND ITS SPEECH-RELATED DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY |
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| Creator | Razieh Abbasi Karam, Majid Yeganeh Rad, Morteza Yeganeh Rad |
| Title | EFFECTS OF IRANIAN MUSIC ON THE IMPROVEMENT AND TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND ITS SPEECH-RELATED DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | TuEngr Group |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 10 |
| Journal No. | 15 |
| Page no. | 10A15C: 1-10 |
| Keyword | Music therapy, Persian Music, Alzheimer's disease, Speech disorder, Short-term test of mental status (MMSE). |
| URL Website | http://tuengr.com/Vol10_15.html |
| Website title | ITJEMAST V10(15) 2019 @ TuEngr.com |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | Alzheimer's disease and dementia had been of the most serious humanitarian crises in industrial societies over the past decades, where many elderly people are affected. However, despite the young population pyramid in Iran over the past few decades, predictions are indicative of an increase in the elderly population in the decades to come. Thus, the increase in Alzheimer's disease is a natural and inevitable event and the level of knowledge and ability of care and treatment centers for the elderly should be at an acceptable level regarding prevention and treatment. One of the recommended therapies for this disease and its disorders, especially speech disorders, is music therapy. Despite many studies concerning the effects of music therapy on patients with Alzheimer's, no studies have been done on the effect of Iranian music on Alzheimer's patients. The present paper examined the effect of this treatment on 22 elderly patients with moderate and severe Alzheimer`s disease admitted to one of the elderly care centers for 14 days. The effectiveness evaluation method was performed using the short-term test of mental status (MMSE Test) at two stages -before the start of the treatment and after the end of the second week of the treatment. The results of recording data showed the positive effect of Iranian music on the progression of the cognitive ability of the patients, and the speaking ability increased in all cases, except in one sample, well showing the effect of this type of music on the treatment and improvement of the patients with Alzheimer's and its speech-related disorders. |
