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The development of person attuned musical interaction (PAMI) for people with dementia
No full textThe Person Attuned Musical Interaction (PAMI) manual aims to encourage interdisciplinary skills-sharing and explore how carers may use certain music therapy components when interacting with residents with moderate to severe dementia. Our preliminary results indicate PAMI helps to cultivate reciprocitybetween a person with dementia and a care home staff
The development of person attuned musical interaction (PAMI) for people with dementia
No full textThe Person Attuned Musical Interaction (PAMI) manual aims to encourage interdisciplinary skills-sharing and explore how carers may use certain music therapy components when interacting with residents with moderate to severe dementia. Our preliminary results indicate PAMI helps to cultivate reciprocitybetween a person with dementia and a care home staff
The role of caregivers and music therapists for well-being in persons with dementia
No full textAging means “to grow old” – and healthy aging means growing old in a way where the person remains active, autonomous and integrated. This emphasizes an approach to aging and well-being in opposition to antiaging and ageism. Dementia is a syndrome affecting cognitive functioning, but is not directly related to age although dementia diseases are more common with old age. People in mid- to late-stage dementia show severe cognitive decline and requireextensive assistance to carry out daily activities. They are therefore dependent on someone to assist them around the clock. The assistance or caregiving may be provided by family or other informal carers, or by professionals. Caregiving is often reported as stressful and as a physical, emotional and economic burden which may negatively affect healthy aging and wellbeing (see Ridder, 2016).Aging means “to grow old” – and healthy aging means growing old in a way here the person remains active, autonomous and integrated. This emphasizes an approach to aging and well-being in opposition to anti-aging and ageism. Dementia is a syndrome affecting cognitive functioning, but is not directly related to age although dementia diseases are more common with old age. People in mid- to late-stage dementia show severe cognitive decline and require extensive assistance to carry out daily activities. They are therefore dependent on someone to assist them around the clock. The assistance or caregiving may be provided by family or other informal carers, or by professionals. Caregiving is often reported as stressful and as a physical, emotional and economic burden which may negatively affect healthy aging and well-being (see Ridder, 2016
The role of caregivers and music therapists for well-being in persons with dementia
No full textAging means “to grow old” – and healthy aging means growing old in a way where the person remains active, autonomous and integrated. This emphasizes an approach to aging and well-being in opposition to antiaging and ageism. Dementia is a syndrome affecting cognitive functioning, but is not directly related to age although dementia diseases are more common with old age. People in mid- to late-stage dementia show severe cognitive decline and requireextensive assistance to carry out daily activities. They are therefore dependent on someone to assist them around the clock. The assistance or caregiving may be provided by family or other informal carers, or by professionals. Caregiving is often reported as stressful and as a physical, emotional and economic burden which may negatively affect healthy aging and wellbeing (see Ridder, 2016).Aging means “to grow old” – and healthy aging means growing old in a way here the person remains active, autonomous and integrated. This emphasizes an approach to aging and well-being in opposition to anti-aging and ageism. Dementia is a syndrome affecting cognitive functioning, but is not directly related to age although dementia diseases are more common with old age. People in mid- to late-stage dementia show severe cognitive decline and require extensive assistance to carry out daily activities. They are therefore dependent on someone to assist them around the clock. The assistance or caregiving may be provided by family or other informal carers, or by professionals. Caregiving is often reported as stressful and as a physical, emotional and economic burden which may negatively affect healthy aging and well-being (see Ridder, 2016
Soothing relaxation journeys: designing evidence based music and imagery opportunities
Get PDFThis paper provides information on the creation of an original collection of music and imagery journeys
based on the literature in oncology and palliative care. Background evidence is shared about music and relaxation,
music relaxation in medical settings, and music and relaxation in oncology/hospice treatment. The development of
the resource is illuminated with respect to principles that guided the design. The Journeys collection is a tool that can
be used independently by persons experiencing a variety of issues including: anxiety, pain, stress, low self-esteem,
and low mood, etcetera; as well as with groups when implemented by a healthcare professional. While the Journeys
collection has been primarily developed for those receiving cancer care and palliative care, it has applications in a
variety of settings for others in home, hospital, hospice, long-term care facilities and community centres; as well as
for persons new to guided imagery and music.
Keywords: Relaxation; Imagery; Guided imagery and music; Pain, Palliative care; Oncology
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Music Therapy in the Treatment of Depression: Implications for Individuals Recovering from Non-degenerative, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
No full textStroke is a prevalent disease, and the leading cause of disability from neurological disorder worldwide. The emotional impact a stroke may have on a person and occurrence of depression can affect their readiness to engage in rehabilitation, their functional outcomes, and their ability to reintegrate socially. Depression often goes undiagnosed and untreated. Music and music therapy have the potential to access and effect change concurrently in multiple domains, making it a valued method for facilitating non-pharmacological, therapeutic change while supporting a person’s emotional needs. Music therapy interventions may provide motivation for participation in rehabilitation, as well as facilitate goal acquisition in physical, psychosocial, emotional, communicative and cognitive domains. This paper explores the role of motivation, evidence of music-induced affective responding, therapeutic effects of music interventions on mood, physiological and neural correlates, social interaction, music therapy implications for individuals recovering from acquired brain injury, and future directions
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