Evidence of the use of music therapy and memory of the elderly

Abstract

As the aging progresses, there is a partial decline in cognitive functions, although it is not a generalized fact, a relatively high percentage of people experience cognitive changes, mainly memory problems. Music therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention has been shown to have gained in recent years an important site within therapies. In the field of Geriatrics music therapy is able to modulate factors of cognition involving various cognitive functions. The objective of the present review is to examine and determine the evidences of the use of music therapy in the memory of the adult population. As a result of the present review, it was verified that music therapy improved the cognitive function of memory, especially in the memory of older adults with some type of pathology. Although it is necessary to apply this intervention in healthy older adults.