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The effects of the music-with-movement intervention on the cognitive functions of people with moderate dementia: a randomized controlled trial.

Daphne Sze Ki CheungClaudia Kam Yuk LaiFrances Kam Yuet WongMason Chin Pang Leung
Published in: Aging & mental health (2016)
Greater improvements in memory and depressive symptoms for the MM group were revealed in the univariate analysis and pairwise comparisons. The effects on memory could last for at least six weeks post-intervention. However, a mixed multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analysis indicated that there were no significant interactions of group by time effect Conclusion: The findings revealed that the MM intervention may be useful for enhancing the cognitive functions of people with dementia. However, there is insufficient evidence to show that the effects of the MM intervention on outcome variables over time significantly different from those observed among the comparison groups.
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