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dc.contributor.authorHämäläinen, Soile Päivikki
dc.contributor.authorSalamonsen, Anita
dc.contributor.authorMehus, Grete
dc.contributor.authorSchirmer, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorGraff, Ola
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T08:05:14Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T08:05:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-17
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Introduction:</i> The positive impact of familiar, individualized and patient-preferred music in dementia care is acknowledged in the literature. However, traditional indigenous music practices in care contexts are less studied. This study focuses on yoik, a traditional vocal music of the indigenous Sami people of Fennoscandia. The aims of this exploratory study were to investigate key participants’ experiences with yoik in care settings, as well as their thoughts with regard to a future study of yoik as a non-pharmacological intervention in Sami elderly and dementia care. <p><i>Method:</i> Qualitative in-person in-depth interviews with close relatives of persons in need of care, as well as healthcare professionals were analysed using qualitative content analysis. <p><i>Results:</i> The participants shared that they had observed positive effects whenever yoik was applied in Sami elderly and dementia care, even in persons without a known yoik familiarity. No unwanted effects were reported. The participants supported the idea of a possible clinical investigation of yoik as culturally sensitive music therapy in the future. They recommended that yoik should be implemented on a regular basis in Sami elderly and dementia care. <p><i>Conclusion:</i> The participants agreed that yoik has potential as a non-pharmacological intervention in Sami elderly and dementia care, and that further investigation is warranted.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHämäläinen S, Salamonsen A, Mehus G, Schirmer H, Graff O, Musial F. Yoik in Sami elderly and dementia care – A potential for a culture sensitive music therapy? . Nordic journal of music therapy. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1848645
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08098131.2020.1849364
dc.identifier.issn0809-8131
dc.identifier.issn1944-8260
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24813
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherGAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centreen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHämäläinen, S.P. (2023). "I sound" - yoik as embodied health knowledge. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29790>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29790</a>.
dc.relation.journalNordic journal of music therapy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleYoik in Sami elderly and dementia care – A potential for a culture sensitive music therapy?en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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