| Year | Authors | CF*/TF* | Music providers/ agitation raters | Using tool | Timing | Duration | Frequency | Total- week | Total- sessions |
| 1994 | Clair & Bernstein | - | PI* (MT*)/Pairs of observer | Stereo system | 10:30 am - 11 am Noon (meal time) 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | 90 min (30 min for each condition) | 5 days/week | 8 wks | - |
| 1996 | Brotons & Pickett-Cooper | - | Two MTs /MT & Caregivers (nurses, nurses aids, activity directors) | A variety music activities | Afternoon | 30 min | 2/week | - | 5 |
| 2002 | Jennings & Vance | - | MTs/ nursing assistants | - | - | 30 min | 1/week | 4 wks | - |
| 2003 | Brotons & Marti | - | MTs/ Neuropsychologist | Group activities
| Morning (7 sessions): patients and caregivers Afternoon (4 sessions): caregivers | - | - | - |
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| 2007 | Ledger & Baker | - | MTs/MTs | Group activity | 3 Groups in the morning & 2 in the mid afternoon | 30 - 45 min | 1 - 3/week | At least 42 wks | - |
| 2013 | Ridder et al. | - | MTs/MTs |
| - | - | 2/week | 6 wks | 12 |
| 2013 | Vink et al. | - | Music therapy-MTs, recreational activities-occupational therapist/nurses | Group activity | - | 40 min | 2/week | 2 months | 34 |