대한노인정신의학회

Objective: The effectiveness of music therapy programs for the elderly with dementia has been verified through several studies,
but there is a limitation in that most of them are compared with a single group, no treatment group or waiting group. In this study,
to overcome this problem, the two groups that performed similar interventions were selected and compared retrospectively.
Methods: For 37 people who participated in the treatment programs for the elderly with dementia at Dongdaemun Center for Dementia and its branch center, we retrospectively analyzed the changes in Korean version of Geriatric Depression Scale and Geriatric
Quality of Life Scale-Dementia scores measured before and after treatment.
Results: Prior to treatment, there is no significant difference between the groups in the demographic variables and the depression
and quality of life scores. The difference between pre- and post-scores was not significant in the group at the branch center without a
music therapy, but depression was significantly reduced and quality of life had improved in the group at Dongdaemun center with the
music therapy program.
Conclusion: It was confirmed that participation in the structured music therapy program had a positive effect on the improvement of depression and quality of life in the elderly with dementia compared to other similar interventions.

Dementia, Music therapy, Quality of life, Depression