Effect of a Music Therapy Intervention Using Gerdner and Colleagues’ Protocol for Caregivers and Elderly Patients with Dementia: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

Music therapy (MT) is considered one of the complementary strategies to pharmacological treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia. However, studies adopting MT protocols tailored for institutionalized people with dementia are limited and their usefulness for supporting caregivers is under investigated to date. Our study aimed at evaluating the effects of an MT intervention according to Gerdner and colleagues’...