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  1. Community singing as a resource in dementia
  2. Examining the essentialist perspective: A critical interpretive synthesis of literature on music therapy for culturally minoritised older adults
  3. From Advising to Mentoring
  4. Group singing in cognitive decline – what it is and how it is done. A systematic search and review
  5. “It is my own sky”: A reflexive thematic analysis exploring lived experiences of dyslexic young people in Hong Kong through group songwriting
  6. Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in older people (MIDDEL): a multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial
  7. Relationship between dementia diagnostic characteristics and severity of depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional analysis of HOMESIDE baseline data
  8. Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and demographic characteristics of care home residents living with dementia in six countries
  9. How adults with chronic health conditions made self-administered music interventions (SAMIs) work: thematic synthesis from a mixed-studies systematic review
  10. Understanding and mitigating occupational stress in professional dementia caregivers in residential aged care: a systematic review with framework synthesis
  11. Exploring the use of musical activities implemented in home-based dementia care as part of the HOMESIDE study
  12. Therapeutic songwriting to enhance wellbeing and decrease depression in older people living in residential care: A lyrics analysis of participant-composed songs
  13. Music therapy approaches to support relationship quality in couples living with dementia: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of music therapists’ reflections
  14. Mixed methods feasibility study of Music Attuned Technology Care via eHealth (MATCH) for people with complex behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia within an acute psychogeriatric ward
  15. Music attuned technology care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof-of-concept study for community-dwelling people living with dementia and caregivers
  16. Investigating the effects of group dance movement therapy sessions in adults living with treatment resistant depression: A mixed method case series
  17. Music Attuned Technology: Care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof‐of‐concept study trialling a music therapy informed mobile application for caregivers of people living with dementia
  18. Music Attuned Technology: Care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof‐of‐concept study trialling a music therapy informed mobile application for caregivers of people living with dementia
  19. "I wouldn't like technology to give people a get out of jail free card": Caregiver Reflections on a Hypothetical AI-assisted Music Intervention for Dementia Care
  20. "It made me happier, more relaxed, more enjoying what I was doing": Patients' experiences of self-selected music listening during pulmonary rehabilitation
  21. Author Correction: Everyday Uses of Music Listening and Music Technologies by Caregivers and People With Dementia: Survey and Focus Group Study
  22. Author Correction: Everyday Uses of Music Listening and Music Technologies by Caregivers and People With Dementia: Survey and Focus Group Study (Preprint)
  23. Everyday Uses of Music Listening and Music Technologies by Caregivers and People With Dementia: Survey and Focus Group Study
  24. Dance therapy as an intervention for stress and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  25. Experiences of online music therapy placements in response to COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia: Pedagogical considerations for supporting student learning
  26. Family Caregiver Experiences of Using a Mobile App for Music-based Training to Support Dementia Care
  27. Experiences of participant and public involvement in an international randomized controlled trial for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers
  28. Remini-Sing RCT: Therapeutic Choir Participation for Community-Dwelling People with Dementia and Their Primary Caregivers
  29. A mixed-studies systematic review of self-administered music interventions (SAMIs) for psychological wellbeing in people with chronic health conditions: Meta-analysis and narrative summary
  30. Participant-selected music listening during pulmonary rehabilitation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised controlled trial
  31. The HOMESIDE Study—A Research Project to Support People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: Preliminary Report on Reading Intervention
  32. ParkinSong Online: Feasibility of Telehealth Delivery and Remote Data Collection for a Therapeutic Group Singing Study in Parkinson’s
  33. Interventions for mitigating occupational stress for professional dementia caregivers in residential aged care: A systematic review with meta-analysis
  34. Everyday Uses of Music Listening and Music Technologies by Caregivers and People With Dementia: Survey and Focus Group Study (Preprint)
  35. Home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia (HOMESIDE trial): an international randomised controlled trial
  36. Self-selected music listening during pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD: a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial.
  37. ‘A Light at the End of the Tunnel’
  38. Learning to use music as a resource: the experiences of people with dementia and their family care partners participating in a home-based skill-sharing music intervention: a HOMESIDE sub-study
  39. Content development and validation for a mobile application designed to train family caregivers in the use of music to support care of people living with dementia
  40. Statistical analysis plan for HOMESIDE: a randomised controlled trial for home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia
  41. Recruitment approaches and profiles of consenting family caregivers and people living with dementia: A recruitment study within a trial
  42. The Influence of Home-Based Music Therapy Interventions on Relationship Quality in Couples Living with Dementia—An Adapted Convergent Mixed Methods Study
  43. How health-focused choirs adapted to the virtual world during the COVID-19 pandemic – An international survey
  44. Music for Traumatic Brain Injury and Impaired Consciousness
  45. The HOMESIDE Music Intervention: A Training Protocol for Family Carers of People Living with Dementia
  46. Influential factors of spousal relationship quality in couples living with dementia – A narrative synthesis systematic review
  47. The Use of Kinesthetic Empathy with Adults Living with Treatment Resistant Depression: A Survey Study
  48. Therapeutic Choirs for Families Living with Dementia: A Phenomenological Study
  49. Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care (MIDDEL): Australian cohort of an international pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial
  50. Therapeutic music interventions with people with dementia living in residential aged care: Perspectives of residents, family members and care home staff from a cluster randomised controlled trial
  51. ParkinSong Online: protocol for a telehealth feasibility study of therapeutic group singing for people with Parkinson’s disease
  52. How Singing can Help People With Dementia and Their Family Care-Partners: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis, Thematic Synthesis, and Meta-Integration
  53. Speech is a Sensitive Marker of Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Conditions (in the Right Context)
  54. “Doing Things Together Is What It’s About”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Group Therapeutic Songwriting From the Perspectives of People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
  55. Making Qualitative Interviews in Music Therapy Research More Accessible for Participants Living With Dementia – Reflections on Development and Implementation of Interview Guidelines
  56. Empowering Caregivers of People Living with Dementia to Use Music Therapeutically at Home
  57. Toward a theory‐based specification of non‐pharmacological treatments in aging and dementia: Focused reviews and methodological recommendations
  58. Functional electrical stimulation+iPad-based music therapy for upper limb recovery after stroke: Study protocol for a mixed methods randomised controlled trial
  59. “It’s Feasible to Write a Song”: A Feasibility Study Examining Group Therapeutic Songwriting for People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
  60. ParkinSong: Outcomes of a 12-Month Controlled Trial of Therapeutic Singing Groups in Parkinson’s Disease
  61. HOMESIDE: home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia: protocol of a randomised controlled trial
  62. Future Directions
  63. Music and Dementia
  64. Therapeutic Music Interventions to Support People With Dementia Living at Home With Their Family Caregivers
  65. Abstracts Presented at the SMART STROKES 2019 Conference, 8–9 August 2019, Hunter Valley, NSW
  66. Therapeutic Dancing for Frail Older People in Residential Aged Care: A Thematic Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation
  67. ParkinSong: A Controlled Trial of Singing-Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
  68. Development and feasibility testing of an online virtual reality platform for delivering therapeutic group singing interventions for people living with spinal cord injury
  69. Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly care (MIDDEL): protocol and statistical analysis plan for a multinational cluster-randomised trial
  70. A therapeutic songwriting intervention to promote reconstruction of self-concept and enhance well-being following brain or spinal cord injury: pilot randomized controlled trial
  71. Treatment Fidelity in a Music Therapy Multi-site Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for People Living With Dementia: The MIDDEL Project Intervention Fidelity Protocol
  72. Supporting positive parenting practices within a community‐based music therapy group program: Pilot study findings
  73. Music Interventions for Acquired Brain Injury: Findings From a Cochrane Review
  74. Remini-Sing: A Feasibility Study of Therapeutic Group Singing to Support Relationship Quality and Wellbeing for Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
  75. Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
  76. Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers Experience Enhanced Relationships and Feelings of Well-Being Following Therapeutic Group Singing: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
  77. A Group Therapeutic Songwriting Intervention for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia: A Feasibility Study With Thematic Analysis
  78. Exploring self-concept, wellbeing and distress in therapeutic songwriting participants following acquired brain injury: A case series analysis
  79. Music Interventions for Acquired Brain Injury: Findings From a Cochrane Review
  80. Personal identity narratives of therapeutic songwriting participants following Spinal Cord Injury: a case series analysis
  81. Therapeutic Singing Protocols for Addressing Acquired and Degenerative Speech Disorders in Adults
  82. Exploring the feasibility of a music-assisted relaxation intervention to assist with the initiation of non-invasive ventilation in people with Motor Neuron Disease
  83. Music interventions for acquired brain injury
  84. Exploring the Self through Songwriting: An Analysis of Songs Composed by People with Acquired Neurodisability in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
  85. Music and MND
  86. Mechanisms of change in self-concept and well-being following songwriting interventions for people in the early phase of neurorehabilitation
  87. Music-assisted relaxation during transition to non-invasive ventilation in people with motor neuron disease
  88. Music therapy research in dementia: fostering a global approach
  89. How Music Can Influence the Body: Perspectives From Current Research
  90. Flow and Meaningfulness as Mechanisms of Change in Self-Concept and Well-Being Following a Songwriting Intervention for People in the Early Phase of Neurorehabilitation
  91. A theoretical framework and therapeutic songwriting protocol to promote integration of self-concept in people with acquired neurological injuries
  92. Thematic Analysis of the Experience of Group Music Therapy for People with Chronic Quadriplegia
  93. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of respiratory muscle training on pulmonary function in tetraplegia
  94. The Effect of Singing Training on Voice Quality for People With Quadriplegia
  95. ‘Stroke a Chord’: The effect of singing in a community choir on mood and social engagement for people living with aphasia following a stroke
  96. Respiratory muscle training for cervical spinal cord injury
  97. Effect of Singing on Respiratory Function, Voice, and Mood After Quadriplegia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  98. Commentaries
  99. Assessment of Breathing Patterns and Respiratory Muscle Recruitment During Singing and Speech in Quadriplegia
  100. Respiratory muscle training for cervical spinal cord injury
  101. Book Reviews
  102. A pilot study into the effect of vocal exercises and singing on dysarthric speech
  103. A Music Therapy Treatment Protocol for Acquired Dysarthria Rehabilitation
  104. Development of a Music Therapy Service in an Australian Public Rehabilitation Hospital
  105. Song Collage Technique: A New Approach to Songwriting
  106. Adjusting to Change Through Song: Themes in Songs Written by Clients With Traumatic Brain Injury
  107. Themes within Songs Written by People with Traumatic Brain Injury: Gender Differences