TY - CONF TI - Impact of Combined Music and Reminiscence Cognitive Stimulation in Dementia: A Longitudinal Pilot Study Using Musiquence AU - Luis Duarte Andrade Ferreira AU - Spínola, Mónica AU - Sofia Cavaco T2 - IHAW 2022 | ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing AB - Dementia is an uncurable neurodegenerative disease that leads to a gradual loss of cognitive capacities and negatively affects emotional state, quality of life, and abil-ity to autonomously perform activities of daily living. Although pharmaceutical approaches can mitigate symptoms in people with dementia, their effect is still limited. Complementary approaches, such as music and reminiscence-related ac-tivities, have been proposed for stimulation purposes. Here we present the results of a pilot 14-session longitudinal study with an interactive platform called Mu-siquence, which allows the incorporation of music and reminiscence elements in cognitive stimulation activities, with 8 participants with dementia. In general, the results of the intervention show improvements in all the assessed domains: cogni-tion, anxious and depressive symptomatology, functionality, and quality of life. Preliminary results appear to support the platform's feasibility while providing positive outcomes of clinical efficacy. DA - 2022/// PY - 2022 ER -