Effect of Active Music Therapy and Individualized Listening to Music on Dementia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To assess the effects of active music therapy (MT) and individualized listening to music (LtM) on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) in persons with dementia (PWDs).

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Nine Italian institutions.

Efficacy of music therapy in the treatment of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia.

Background: Music therapy (MT) has been proposed as valid approach for behavioral and psychologic symptoms (BPSD) of dementia. However, studies demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach are lacking.

Objective: To assess MT effectiveness in reducing BPSD in subjects with dementia.

[Prevalence of dementia in Tuscany: results from four population-based epidemiological studies].

Objective: to provide information on epidemiology of dementia in Tuscany needed to plan for dedicated health and social services.

Design: analysis of pooled baseline data from 4 population-based longitudinal studies.

Setting: 4 municipalities in Tuscany.