Abstract
The current study explores how online music therapy contributes to helping people with dementia and their relationships to their spouses. Fourteen couples participated in eight online music-therapy sessions that also included musical strategies for use between the sessions. A qualitative content analysis of the music therapists' reports and summaries of the conversations conducted with the caregiver spouses enabled me to observe the couples' experiences. The findings indicate that the music-therapy sessions enabled the partners to rekindle their relationship as a couple while supporting the caregiver spouse. The guiding and supportive presence of the music therapist was meaningful in this process. Online at-home music therapy for couples can thus be an essential resource for providing extended support to couples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-24 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 4 Jul 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Hogrefe AG.
Funding
The study was conducted with the support of a grant from the Minerva Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the End of Life at Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
| Funders |
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| Minerva Center for Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Tel Aviv University |
Keywords
- Covid-19 pandemic
- caregiver spouse
- dementia
- online music therapy