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Movement, Music and Creativity in The Elderly with Dementia

Dementia can have a lot of negative impacts on different functions in the affected person, which can negatively affect the different aspects of quality of life. Statistical data warn us that dementia might become one of the leading medical and social problems in the future. Therefore, significant efforts should be directed to the research and application of various methods of prevention and treatment of this kind of disease. In the context of contemporary concepts, we should keep in mind pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. So, in this paper some of the possibilities and the results of using movement, music and creativity are considered. Review of the previous researches shows that their using, based on multimodal sensory stimulation, metaphor, nonverbal expression, imagination and creative experience may have positive influence on social relations, communication, as well on cognitive flexibility. The obtained data contribute to developing of a holistic and integrative idea in the field of treating individuals with dementia.

Movement ; Music ; Creativity ; Dementia ; Interdisciplinary approach

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