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Participants
Start Date
June 26, 2017
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2017
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2017
Mood Assessment
Prior to and after the session, the patients will be asked to fill a VAMS (Visual Analog Mood Scale).
Emotion Assessment
During the sessions, the patients will be videotaped and the videotapes will be reviewed by 2 independent research assistants. With the use of the Observed Emotional Rating Scale (OERS), the research assistants will be able to assess the patients's emotions at the beginning and at the end of the session (they will analyse the first 10 and the last 10 minutes of the sessions).
Communication Assessment
During the sessions, the patients will be videotaped and the videotapes will be reviewed by 2 independent research assistants. With the use of the CODEM Scale, the research assistants will be able to assess the patients's emotions at the beginning and at the end of the session (they will analyse the first 10 and the last 10 minutes of the sessions).
Mobility assessment
If deemed to be safe, the patients will undergo a gait speed assessment as well as a TUG (timed-up-and-go) prior to and after the sessions
Music Intervention
The participants will listen to a 30 minute live music sessions which will be given by musicians (who is a volunteer)
Documentary watching
The patients will watch a documentary for 30 minutes in the presence of a volunteer
St. Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal
McGill University
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