Examining the Effects of (MiM) Treatment on Emotional and Cognitive Functioning of Residents in Long-term Care

Examining the Effects of (MiM) Treatment on Emotional and Cognitive Functioning of Residents in Long-term Care

To examine the effects of a music, imagery, and movement (MiM) intervention on emotional and cognitive functioning in residents living in a community-based adult long-term care facility.

Hypothesis 1: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in emotional functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

Hypothesis 2: Residents who participate in the MiM group will improve in cognitive functioning, as compared to residents in the control group.

To implement a community-based integrated music, art and imagery, and movement intervention to improve mood and promote cognitive functioning in older adult residents living in a long-term care facility.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident in assisted living at long-term care facility with MMSE score above 20

Exclusion Criteria:

• co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis and/or staff clinical evaluation that determines inappropriateness for study inclusion