Year: 2020
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The mechanism that connects the sonic environment to how it is perceived and understood by persons are becoming more evident, and there are standardized methodologies for assessing the soundscape.The importance of the sonic environment on the health and well-being of people is well known.Therefore, using the Soundscape approach to design an atmosphere that improves people's quality of life is essential.This approach is more challenging for people with cognitive difficulties; in this study, people with dementia.This project uses a personalized algorithm; based on questionnaires and evaluations to play sounds at prescheduled moments through a day in patients' rooms in a research hospital specializing in dementia care for six weeks for each study group.A single-blind repeated measure randomized clinical trial is designed to estimate the overall or average effects of the customized soundscape on people with dementia.The outcome measure will assess the intervention's impact on agitation, distress, night sleep, stress, and quality of life.The results will have a significant impact on designing soundscape for people with dementia by improving the quality of life and reducing the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Language: English
Topic: Noise Effects and Management
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: HEAD-Genuit-Stiftung
Award: G6559087356
OpenAlex ID: W3154518902