Garabedian, Claire and Kelly, F. Haven: Sharing Receptive Music Listening to Foster Connections and Wellbeing for People with Dementia Who Are Nearing the End of Life, and Those Who Care For Them. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 19 (5). pp. 1657-1671. ISSN 1417-3012 Online: 1741-2684
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Abstract
This paper reports on research exploring the effects of music played for 12 dyads: a care home resident (‘resident’) with dementia and someone closely connected to him/her (‘carer’). Six individualised music interventions (3 live and 3 pre-recorded) were played by the first author on solo cello within five Scottish non-NHS care homes. All interventions were video-recorded. Semi-structured interviews with carer participants, key staff, and managers explored their responses to interventions. Thick descriptions of video recordings and interview transcripts were thematically coded using Nvivo. A key finding was that structural elements of the interventions combined with characteristics of the music played facilitated an internalised experience of ‘haven’; sonically transporting listeners away from their present reality and fulfilling the basic human needs for inclusion, comfort, identity, occupation and attachment.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | dementia, therapeutic music, end of life, communication, interaction, palliative care |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
Divisions: | College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Allied Health and Community |
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Depositing User: | Claire Garabedian |
Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2018 08:42 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2020 08:57 |
URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7158 |
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