Training Social and Health Care prOfessionals in mUsic-based Therapeutic iNterventions to Support Older People With Dementia

The study aims to develop an innovative therapeutic intervention (SOUND intervention) based on the use of music to improve behavior, mood, well-being, and maintain cognitive function in older people with dementia. The study will investigate the effects of the SOUND intervention on 45 professionals in the field of dementia, 45 elderly people with dementia, and 5 family caregivers by monitoring quantitative outcome variables that will be measured through psychometric and qualitative scales interpreted through open-ended questions and observations.