Effects of Family Audio Recordings on Depression, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Quality of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hu, Xinyue; Wu, Yan; Zhang, Li; Jiang, Xiaoyan

Purpose: To explore the effects of family audio recordings on depression, cognitive function, and sleep quality among individuals with Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes. Method: A randomized controlled study design was used, and 107 participants with Alzheimer's disease were stratified and randomly assigned to groups based on Clinical Dementia Rating Scale scores. The control group received usual care and health education, and the experimental group received usual care, health education, and a family audio recording intervention. Results: The experimental group showed significantly lower depression scores compared to the control group post-intervention. A within-group comparison of sleep quality scores in the experimental group was significantly different. At post-intervention, cognitive function scores in the control group significantly decreased compared to before the intervention. Conclusion: Family audio recording interventions helped alleviate depression symptoms in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, improved their sleep quality, and delayed the progression of cognitive decline to some extent. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 51(1), 42–48.]

PREVENTION of mental depression; ALZHEIMER'S disease; T-test (Statistics); STATISTICAL sampling; FAMILY relations; EVALUATION of medical care; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; SOUND recordings; COGNITION disorders; STORYTELLING; SLEEP quality; DATA analysis software; HEALTH education; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; EVALUATION

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2025, Vol 51, Issue 1, p42

0098-9134

Academic Journal

10.3928/00989134-20241010-02