Music Listening and Sleep in Rehabilitation of People With Acquired Brain Injury

An Injury to the brain may lead to sleep-wake disturbances which may negatively influence functional recovery, quality of life and general rehabilitation.The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of music listening on sleep disturbances after acquired brain injury (ABI).During a 2 week intervention period patients with ABI will listen to music for appr. 30 minutes before going to sleep. Records of their sleep quality are compared to records of sleep quality from 2 weeks without music intervention.H1 Hypothesis: Music listening (ML) improves sleep quality after ABI in patients.H0 Hypothesis: Music listening (ML) has no effect on sleep quality after ABI in patients.

Inclusion Criteria:in-patients with ABI being treated at Vejlefjord Rehabilitation during the entire project periodage > 18 yearssleep-wake disturbances corresponding a score of 5 or more on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Mentally and physically capable of administering music equipment, actigraph and self-report questionnaires.Exclusion Criteria:-