Cognitive Stimulation with Music in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review.

Background: The use of music in cognitive interventions represents a possibility with potential worthy of further investigation in the field of aging, both in terms of prevention from dementia, in the phase of mild cognitive impairment, and in the treatment of overt dementia.

Objectives: Currently, the types of music-based interventions proposed in the literature are characterized by wide heterogeneity, which is why it is necessary to clarify which interventions present more evidence of effectiveness in stimulating different cognitive domains.

Method: The study was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews.

Background Music in elderly nursing home: a feasibility explorative study.

Introduction. This study explores how a background music-listening program within residential facilities for the elderly can influence the general environment and be effective on psychological and behavioral aspects. The feasibility of this type of intervention was explored.