Content development and validation for a mobile application designed to train family caregivers in the use of music to support care of people living with dementia

Frontiers in Medicine

Medicine

Amit Lampit¹  Nicola T. Lautenschlager²  Adam P. Vogel³  Robyn Woodward-Kron⁴  Tanara Vieira Sousa⁵  Kate McMahon⁵  Libby Flynn⁵  Phoebe A. Stretton-Smith⁵  Jeanette Tamplin⁵  Zara Thompson⁵  Felicity A. Baker⁶  Karen E. Lamb⁷  Jenny Waycott⁸  Romina Carrasco⁸ 

[1] Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;NorthWestern Mental Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Center for Neuroscience and Speech, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Division of Translational Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany and Center for Neurology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;Redenlab Inc., Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway;Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia;School of Computing and Information System, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia;

关键词: dementia;    technology;    music therapy;    eHealth;    caregiver;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2023.1185818

 received in 2023-03-14, accepted in 2023-04-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMusic therapy is increasingly recognized as an effective support for people living with dementia. However, with incidences of dementia increasing, and limited availability of music therapists, there is a need for affordable and accessible ways that caregivers can learn to use music-therapy based strategies to support the people they care for. The MATCH project aims to address this by creating a mobile application that can train family caregivers in the use of music to support people living with dementia.MethodsThis study details the development and validation of training material for the MATCH mobile application. Training modules developed based on existing research were assessed by 10 experienced music therapist clinician-researchers, and seven family caregivers who had previously completed personalized training in music therapy strategies via the HOMESIDE project. Participants reviewed the content and scored each training module based on content (music therapists) and face (caregivers) validity scales. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate scores on the scales, while thematic analysis was used to analyze short-answer feedback.ResultsParticipants scored the content as valid and relevant, however, they provided additional suggestions for improvement via short-answer feedback.ConclusionThe content developed for the MATCH application is valid and will be trailed by family caregivers and people living with dementia in a future study.

【 授权许可】

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Copyright © 2023 Thompson, Tamplin, Vieira Sousa, Carrasco, Flynn, Lamb, Lampit, Lautenschlager, McMahon, Waycott, Vogel, Woodward-Kron, Stretton-Smith and Baker.