RadioMe: an automated home-based radio, music playlist, and diary reminder system: Report on recruitment, music compilation, and listening, and preliminary testing of heart rate activated music

The music compilation process enabled the creation of bespoke playlists. Sessional HR and video data had limited utility in supporting the suitability of music for NPS management. The methodology for collecting agitation data from participants failed, and the algorithm was not refined. Researchers compiled playlists with 25 people living with dementia, with a mean age of 73.8 years (<i>n</i> = 12 men, 13 women). Ten participants had systems installed to test automated music activation. They found it too complex; system calibration was not sensitive enough, music played at random times, and it became repetitive. The system needs extensive refinement to simplify its operation. The activation of the music needs to be better calibrated. A feasible and effective method of gathering data from participants in their homes is required to refine the algorithm, which must include HR/biodata during milder NPS events, as participants reported these to be more in line with their symptoms.