[Assessment of the use of music therapy with nursing home residents]

Abstract

A study analysed, on the one hand, the efficacy of the use of music therapy with residents and, on the other, the feasibility of the implementation of such a technique in nursing homes and in follow-up and rehabilitation units. In this context, music therapy seems to be an effective alternative to traditional approaches.

Keywords: behavioural disorder; music therapy; musicothérapie; non-pharmacological therapy; nursing home; quality of life; qualité de vie; resident; résident; thérapie non médicamenteuse; trouble du comportement; établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes.