Treatment differentiation between group music therapy and recreational choir singing for people with dementia and depression living in residential care homes: structured video analysis of the interventions in the MIDDEL trial
The current findings confirm treatment differentiation between the two music-based interventions delivered as part of the MIDDEL trial. The results may indicate distinctive characteristics of professional music therapy as compared to community choir singing within residential dementia care, while also identifying overlaps in practice. Understanding the differences and similarities between these two popular music-based interventions can guide future research and inform their use in clinical practice.
Authors
- Joanne Ablewhite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6835-2641)
- Sarah I. M. Janus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-4407)
- Justine Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-7747)
- Naomi Rasing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-3705)
- Annemieke Vink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-4314)
- Jodie Bloska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-1437)
- Barış GÜRKAN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5677-7413)
- Burçin Uçaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2502-5020)
- Christian Gold
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University (TR)
- Perfect Harmony Health (US)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1730949
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Anglia Ruskin University