The effect of receptive music therapy plus usual nursing care on cognitive performance and quality of life in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive impairment

RMT integrated with standard nursing care significantly improved cognition, mood, and QoL in elderly patients with T2DM and cognitive impairment without affecting metabolic stability. These results support RMT as a safe, inexpensive, and feasible adjunct to conventional geriatric diabetes management, offering a holistic nursing approach to enhance mental and emotional well-being.