Date of Award
Spring 2025
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Ashley Isaac-Dockery
Abstract
Background: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia inhabit an increasingly alarming number of individuals within the United States with the majority of their caregivers being loved ones with limited to no healthcare education. This DNP project was designed to specifically educate caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. The goal of this project was to increase the knowledge of the disease while also increasing the ability and confidence to better care for their loved ones. In using the resources outlined in this project, such as music therapy and diversional tools, the caregiver would see a decrease in emotional outbursts and an increase in the independence of their loved one.
Method: Thirteen individuals participated in a 1-hour educational session at an urban community church. Prior to the educational session, participants filled out a pretest assessing the individual's baseline knowledge. After the educational session was completed, participants filled out a posttest with the same questions assessing any increase in knowledge and understanding.
Results: Out of the 13 participants, all 13 completed the pre and post-test intervention survey given during the educational session. There was a significant increase noted in the participants' knowledge of the disease and ways to help care for their loved ones.
Recommended Citation
Kane, Sarah Elizabeth, "The Use of Music Therapy and Various Mechanisms of Diversion to Aid Caregivers of Those with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 130.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/130
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