Research Proposal on Music Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients

A total of 20 subjects diagnosed as suffering from Alzheimer's disease will be selected from among the population of Alzheimer's patients at a participating long-term care facility. The selection of subjects will be made through the application of random procedures. The selection of subjects will not be restricted on the basis of age, gender, education, or physical condition. The anticipation, however, is that most subjects will be over the age of 65 and that females and males will be equally represented in the sample.

Subjects will be observed in their normal settings prior to the conduct of the music therapy. During this observation, data relevant to the dependent variables will be collected and recorded.

Music therapy will be provided to patients on an individual basis.

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s as follows: What effect does music therapy have on Alzheimer's patients with respect to (1) anxiety levels, (2) disruptive behavior, and (3) violent behavior. Three hypotheses will be tested in relation to this research question. These hypotheses are as follows: 1. Subjects receiving music therapy will exhibit lower levels of anxiety in the two hours following the end of the therapy than they exhibited in the two hours preceding the therapy. 2. Subjects receiving music therapy will exhibit fewer episodes of disruptive behavior in the two hours following the end of the therapy than they exhibited in the two hours preceding the therapy. 3. Subjects receiving music therapy will exhibit fewer episodes of violent behavior in the two hours following the end of the therapy than they exhibited in the two hours preceding the therapy. With respect to each hypothesis, the independent variable will be the period of activity for the subjects. The independent variable will be defined operationally as (1) the two-hour period immediately prior to receiving music therapy and (2) the two-hour period immediately following music therapy. With respect to hypothesis number one, the dependent variable will be the level of patient anxiety.
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