Passive music therapy improves nutritional

Passive music therapy improves nutritional, digestive and immune level of geriatric patients in a coma

Passive music therapy improves nutritional, digestive and immune level of geriatric patients in a coma or minimally conscious state, as has shown a study conducted by Sanyres, in collaboration with the department of statistics at the University of La Salle.

The program, the first carried out like this, has been launched in the center of Madrid Aravaca Sanyres and the results have been presented at the last meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology. To carry it out, the researchers analyzed 14 patients admitted to the Special Care Geriatric Unit (UCEG) with a mean age of 87.29 years.

To all of them, they underwent a previous assessment test consisting spend as Noma / Near Coma Scale ',' Disability Rating Scale ',' Rancho de los Amigos cognitive functioning 'and' Glasgow Coma Scale '; in addition to measurements of vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, blood glucose and weight. They were also performed a subjective assessment of the relatives of the residents.

Technically, televisions in each room audiovisual content that each track was associated with the activity that would develop with the resident was connected. For example, during meals they were food images and activating music while at the time of the shower, considered stressful for the resident, relaxing music was selected. Between 20.00 pm and 8.00 pm, the program was turned off to help guide the wake-sleep cycle.

"It had to involve the entire residence since we had to eliminate noise in areas where it has been applying, lower the volume of the TV and also the staff has worked greatly lowering the tone and avoiding conduct annoying noises in their daily tasks, "said neuropsychologist and director of Sanyres Sanyres Aravaca and Aravaca Centro, Juan Castilla.