PICO Question and Search Strategy

Satinderpal Kaur Kaler
Student ID number 258800
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PICO QUESTION AND SEARCH STRATEGY
by Satinderpal Kaur Kaler
Student ID number 258800
Cohort Code172
Suman Kumar
Australian College of Nursing
Sydney (NSW), Australia
18th May2019

Satinderpal Kaur Kaler
Student ID number 258800
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PICO Question and Search Strategy
Introduction
It is estimated that about 35-48 million people across the globe are living with dementia
(Shibazaki & Marshall, 2015). Attributable to the aging of the populace and the incrementing
frequency of dementia, provisioning for care, consideration and restoration to people with
dementia is comprehensive task for the healthcare frameworks and the public (Davison et al.,
2016). As dementia progresses, a scope of mental capacities perpetually reduces. The ability to
do fundamental activities reduces, changes in identity and behaviour, expanded levels of stress
and in some cases, agitation become increasingly obvious among patients with dementia
(Shibazaki & Marshall, 2015). Behavioural symptoms of dementia mirror a decrement in the
elderly patients’ prosperity, quality of life and results in extensive adverse effect on their family
carers (Kwak, Anderson & O’Connell Valuch, 2018). Pharmacological intercessions are
accessible; yet, they have restricted capacity to treat a significant number of the symptom
manifestations. Pharmacological treatment can ensure unobtrusive transient impacts; however,
the outcomes are minimal from a long-term perspective (Shibazaki & Marshall, 2015). However,
there is extant research that demonstrates that nonpharmacological treatment methodologies, for
example, music therapy can successfully improve pertinent results (Kwak, Anderson &
O’Connell Valuch, 2018).
Two primary kinds of music-based helpful mediations can be recognized - open and
dynamic music therapy - and these are regularly consolidated (Kwak, Anderson & O’Connell
Valuch, 2018). Open restorative mediations comprise of tuning in to music a mediator who
sings, plays or chooses pre-recorded music for the patients (Kwak, Anderson & O’Connell