Functional Exercises With Turkish Music in Mild Dementia

Summary

This study aims to explore how a functional exercise program, with or without music, affects physical function and quality of life in older adults with mild dementia. Participants were divided into two groups: one group performed functional exercises alone, while the other group performed the same exercises accompanied by music. The program was conducted twice a week for 8 weeks, with each session lasting 60 minutes. Researchers evaluated changes in balance, mobility, risk and fear of falling, hand grip strength, daily living activities, and overall quality of life before and after the program.

Conditions

• Mild Dementia
• Music Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

Functional Exercises

Warm-Up Exercises (10 min): Diaphragmatic breathing exercise, neck rotation (right \& left), rotational shoulder movements, trunk rotation, triceps stretching exercise, hamstring stretching exercise Each exercise was performed for 8 repetitions. Strengthening Exercises (40 min): In a seated position: Ankle plantar flexion and dorsiflexion exercises, ankle circumduction, knee extension, hip flexion, shoulder joint range of motion exercises in all directions, elbow and hand flexion-extension exercises In a standing position: Hip extension, toe raises, mini squats, standing on one leg, 360-degree turning, tandem walking exercises Each exercise was performed for 8 repetitions. Cool-Down Exercises (10 min): Diaphragmatic breathing exercise, neck rotation (right \& left), rotational shoulder movements, trunk rotation, triceps stretching exercise, hamstring stretching exercise Each exercise was performed for 8 repetitions.

OTHER

Music Intervention

Slow-paced pieces in the Rast mode were selected for the warm-up and cool-down exercises, while more upbeat pieces in the Mahur mode were chosen for strength and balance exercises and played to the participants throughout the sessions alongside the exercises. To enhance participants' concentration, instrumental compositions in these selected Turkish classical music modes were used. Traditional Turkish instruments such as qanun, ney, kudüm, and oud were preferred in the performance of the compositions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medipol University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Esra Çelik · Istanbul Huzur Hospital and Dinlenme Evleri Foundation and Atlas Nursing Home

• Çağla Özgören · Medipol University

• Sena Özdemir Görgü · Medipol University

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-02-01

Primary Completion

2025-04-20

Completion

2025-04-20

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations