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Abstract Objectives: This study was constructed based on three main objectives: to investigate the effect of music-cued exercises on different motor and non-motor signs of dementia; to study the feasibility of music-cued exercise compared to standard music therapy in people with dementia living in residential cares; and explore the factors that hinder or facilitate conducting music-cued exercises in aged care facilities. Methods: in order to achieve study objectives, three sub studies were implemented: a systematic review, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines; a feasibility pilot study conducted in a residential aged care in Melbourne, Australia; and a qualitative study through making an in-depth face to face interviews with the staff members who were involved in the feasibility study. Results: the systematic review study resulted in finding 12 trials that studied different effects of music-cued exercises on dementia, four Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and eight studies with other designs. These studies were moderately low in quality and three RCTs were of high risk of bias. The pilot study showed that music-cued exercises are feasible and cost-effective, with some considerations need to be taken, such as the dosage and pathology related factors, to get more significant outcomes |