Stimulation of the communi¬cation skills of seniors with neurocognitive disorders as part of a long-term music therapy intervention (evaluation of the methods and means used)

Abstract

The article is focused on screening the opinions of workers of helping professions working in a home for the elderly with elderly people with neurocognitive disorders. On the basis of a questionnaire survey, the authors wanted to find out whether there are signi­ficant differences in possible approaches, methods and means applicable within the framework of music therapy interventions. The goal was also to assess whether the interviewed workers use the same or similar repertoire of approaches, methods and me­ans in the target group and in the elderly without disabilities, and whether they perceive differences in these groups in terms of stimulating their memory and communication skills and how they assess the effectiveness of the procedures used. The starting point was findings from own research and findings from research studies dealing with non-pharmaco­logical approaches to seniors with neurocognitive disorders. The investigation followed regular mu­sic therapy sessions, which the authors have been conducting regularly since the beginning of 2022. Its results are intended to serve as the basis for a forthcoming study with a scoping review design.