GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease

Playing musical instruments may have positive effects on motor, emotional, and cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This pilot study examined the feasibility of a six-week nontraditional guitar instruction program for individuals with PD. Twenty-six participants with idiopat...

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Main Authors: Serap Bastepe-Gray, Lavinia Wainwright, Diane C. Lanham, Gabriela Gomez, Jieung S Kim, Zane Forshee, Bonnie Kaas, Arita McCoy, Colin McGregor, Emile Moukheiber, Suraj Rajan, Gerson Suarez-Cedeno, Jiangxia Wang, Sean Brennan, Shane Coughlin, Kyurim Kang, Alexander Pantelyat
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1061045
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author Serap Bastepe-Gray
Lavinia Wainwright
Diane C. Lanham
Gabriela Gomez
Jieung S Kim
Zane Forshee
Bonnie Kaas
Arita McCoy
Colin McGregor
Emile Moukheiber
Suraj Rajan
Gerson Suarez-Cedeno
Jiangxia Wang
Sean Brennan
Shane Coughlin
Kyurim Kang
Alexander Pantelyat
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Lavinia Wainwright
Diane C. Lanham
Gabriela Gomez
Jieung S Kim
Zane Forshee
Bonnie Kaas
Arita McCoy
Colin McGregor
Emile Moukheiber
Suraj Rajan
Gerson Suarez-Cedeno
Jiangxia Wang
Sean Brennan
Shane Coughlin
Kyurim Kang
Alexander Pantelyat
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description Playing musical instruments may have positive effects on motor, emotional, and cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This pilot study examined the feasibility of a six-week nontraditional guitar instruction program for individuals with PD. Twenty-six participants with idiopathic PD (Age: 67.22 ± 8.07; 17 males) were randomly assigned to two groups (intervention first or 6 weeks of usual care control exposure) with stepwise exposure to the guitar intervention condition with cross-over at six weeks. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 weeks. Twenty-four participants completed the study. Combined analysis of the groups showed significant BDI-II improvement immediately after intervention completion (3.04 points, 95% CI [−5.2, −0.9], p=0.04). PDQ-39 total quality of life scores improved from baseline to immediately postintervention 5.19 points (95% CI [−9.4, −1.0]) at trend significance (corrected p=0.07). For Group 1 (exposed to the intervention first), MDS-UPDRS total scores improved by a mean of 8.04 points (95% CI [−12.4, −3.7], p=0.004) and remained improved at 12 weeks by 10.37 points (95% CI [−14.7, −6.0], p<0.001). This group also had significant improvements in mood and depression at weeks 6 and 12, remaining significant at week 18 (BDI-II: 3.75, 95% CI [−5.8, −1.7], p=0.004; NeuroQoL-depression: 10.6, 95% CI [−4.9. −1.4], p=0.004), and in anxiety at week 6 and week 18 (NeuroQoL; 4.42, 95% CI [−6.8, −2.1], p=0.004; 3.58, 95% CI [−5.9, −1.2], p=0.02, respectively). We found clinically and statistically significant improvements in mood/anxiety after 6 weeks of group guitar classes in individuals with PD. Group guitar classes can be a feasible intervention in PD and may improve mood, anxiety, and quality of life.
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spelling doaj-art-1c292333b7ef4f0fbc6969b53cc1d7612025-08-20T02:01:51ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2042-00802022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1061045GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s DiseaseSerap Bastepe-Gray0Lavinia Wainwright1Diane C. Lanham2Gabriela Gomez3Jieung S Kim4Zane Forshee5Bonnie Kaas6Arita McCoy7Colin McGregor8Emile Moukheiber9Suraj Rajan10Gerson Suarez-Cedeno11Jiangxia Wang12Sean Brennan13Shane Coughlin14Kyurim Kang15Alexander Pantelyat16Department of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyPeabody ConservatoryDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of BiostatisticsPeabody ConservatoryPeabody ConservatoryDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyPlaying musical instruments may have positive effects on motor, emotional, and cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This pilot study examined the feasibility of a six-week nontraditional guitar instruction program for individuals with PD. Twenty-six participants with idiopathic PD (Age: 67.22 ± 8.07; 17 males) were randomly assigned to two groups (intervention first or 6 weeks of usual care control exposure) with stepwise exposure to the guitar intervention condition with cross-over at six weeks. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 weeks. Twenty-four participants completed the study. Combined analysis of the groups showed significant BDI-II improvement immediately after intervention completion (3.04 points, 95% CI [−5.2, −0.9], p=0.04). PDQ-39 total quality of life scores improved from baseline to immediately postintervention 5.19 points (95% CI [−9.4, −1.0]) at trend significance (corrected p=0.07). For Group 1 (exposed to the intervention first), MDS-UPDRS total scores improved by a mean of 8.04 points (95% CI [−12.4, −3.7], p=0.004) and remained improved at 12 weeks by 10.37 points (95% CI [−14.7, −6.0], p<0.001). This group also had significant improvements in mood and depression at weeks 6 and 12, remaining significant at week 18 (BDI-II: 3.75, 95% CI [−5.8, −1.7], p=0.004; NeuroQoL-depression: 10.6, 95% CI [−4.9. −1.4], p=0.004), and in anxiety at week 6 and week 18 (NeuroQoL; 4.42, 95% CI [−6.8, −2.1], p=0.004; 3.58, 95% CI [−5.9, −1.2], p=0.02, respectively). We found clinically and statistically significant improvements in mood/anxiety after 6 weeks of group guitar classes in individuals with PD. Group guitar classes can be a feasible intervention in PD and may improve mood, anxiety, and quality of life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1061045
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Lavinia Wainwright
Diane C. Lanham
Gabriela Gomez
Jieung S Kim
Zane Forshee
Bonnie Kaas
Arita McCoy
Colin McGregor
Emile Moukheiber
Suraj Rajan
Gerson Suarez-Cedeno
Jiangxia Wang
Sean Brennan
Shane Coughlin
Kyurim Kang
Alexander Pantelyat
GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's Disease
title GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
title_full GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
title_fullStr GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
title_short GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1061045
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