Primary caregivers (PCs) of people with dementia deal with stressful daily living, especially spouses whose care recipient is at home. Several programs have been developed to aid caregiving by providing musical strategies, yet successful sustainable implementation of music in the daily lives of the couples awaits further research and development. To promote this, in this pilot study we proposed a music therapy program that included 12 weekly sessions with the couple in their home environment. In addition, there were bi-weekly phone counseling sessions with the PC, to reflect on the joint sessions and to help implement music in daily life. Findings based on the description, analysis, and interpretation of two cases showed that the proposed program provided a strong foundation upon which the treatment could succeed; it relied on natural forces such as the use of songs, which can empower each of the spouses individually, as well as together as a couple; and it included elements of ongoing support that enabled preservation of the accomplishments that were achieved during the sessions. Future research is required to examine whether this program is appropriate for couples in other housing contexts, and in different stages of dementia.

痴呆症患者的主要照顾者 (PC) 日常生活压力很大，尤其是照顾对象在家的配偶。已经开发了几个项目来通过提供音乐策略来帮助护理，但在夫妇的日常生活中成功、可持续地实施音乐有待进一步的研究和开发。为了促进这一点，在这项试点研究中，我们提出了一项音乐治疗计划，其中包括在这对夫妇的家庭环境中每周进行 12 次音乐治疗。此外，还有每两周一次的电脑电话咨询会议，以反思联合会议并帮助在日常生活中实施音乐。基于两个病例的描述、分析和解释的结果表明，拟议的方案为治疗的成功提供了坚实的基础；它依赖于自然力量，例如歌曲的使用，它可以单独赋予夫妻双方力量，也可以赋予夫妻共同力量；其中包括持续支持的内容，以保持会议期间取得的成就。未来的研究需要检验该计划是否适合其他住房环境和痴呆症不同阶段的夫妇。