The Effects of Live, Taped and No Music on People Experiencing Posttraumatic Amnesia


Autoria(s): Baker, Felicity
Data(s)

01/08/2001

Resumo

This study compared the effects of live, taped, and no music, on agitation and orientation levels of people experiencing posttraumatic amnesia (PTA). Participants (N = 22) were exposed to all 3 conditions, twice over 6 consecutive days. Songs used in the live and taped music conditions were identical and were selected based on participants' own preferred music. Pre and posttesting was conducted for each condition using the Agitated Behavior Scale (Corrigan, 1989) and the Westmead PTA Scale (Shores, Marosszeky, Sandanam, Batchelor, 1986). Participants' memory for the music used was also tested and compared with their memory for pictorial material presented in the Westmead PTA Scale. Results indicate that music significantly reduced agitation (p

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:12086/EffectsLiveTapedNo.pdf

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:12086

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Allen Press Online Publishing

Palavras-Chave #321024 Rehabilitation and Therapy - Occupational and Physical #321206 Preventive Medicine
Tipo

Journal Article