Pub Date : 2023-05-19DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2196813
G. Thompson
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Pub Date : 2023-05-19DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2196821
{"title":"Upcoming events","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2196821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2196821","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135624582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-11DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2204898
Alona Schneidman, C. Elefant, Ronel Keren, Stav Ben-Shachar, D. Roe
{"title":"Group music therapy for people living with mental health conditions in the community: A pilot longitudinal quantitative micro-analysis study","authors":"Alona Schneidman, C. Elefant, Ronel Keren, Stav Ben-Shachar, D. Roe","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2204898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2204898","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49208787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-02DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2192759
Jelena Golubović, F. Baker, M. Simpson, B. E. Neerland
Introduction Delirium is an acute alteration in attention, awareness, arousal, and cognition, precipitated by a sudden illness and highly prevalent in older, frail and acutely hospitalized patients. It is associated with poor outcomes, and few effective treatment alternatives. Non-pharmacological interventions and music show promising effects, warranting further research. This pilot randomized repeated measures trial aims to test feasibility of the trial methodology, acceptability, fidelity and safety of the music interventions, suitability of the effect-outcomes. and preliminary effectiveness. Method Acute geriatric patients with delirium or subsyndromal delirium will be randomized to Preferred Recorded Music (n = 30) or Preferred Live Music (n = 30), delivered for 30 minutes, over three consecutive days. Planned feasibility outcomes will comprise recruitment rate, retention and attrition rates, percentage of adherence, deviations rates, and success of treatment fidelity. Clinical outcomes will include: (a) trajectory of delirium symptoms: level of arousal as assessed by Observational Scale of Level of Arousal (OSLA) and modified Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (mRASS);attention, assessed using backwards tests and digit span tests;orientation and short-term memory, assessed using recall tasks and orientation questions from Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale, (b) duration of delirium, (c) length of hospital stay, and (d) use of PRN medication (benzodiazepines and antipsychotics). Discussion The trial will provide results needed to design a subsequent sufficiently powered RCT, informing on the expected recruitment, feasibility and acceptability of the interventions and assessments and preliminary effectiveness (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
{"title":"Live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients: Protocol for a randomized feasibility trial","authors":"Jelena Golubović, F. Baker, M. Simpson, B. E. Neerland","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2192759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2192759","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Delirium is an acute alteration in attention, awareness, arousal, and cognition, precipitated by a sudden illness and highly prevalent in older, frail and acutely hospitalized patients. It is associated with poor outcomes, and few effective treatment alternatives. Non-pharmacological interventions and music show promising effects, warranting further research. This pilot randomized repeated measures trial aims to test feasibility of the trial methodology, acceptability, fidelity and safety of the music interventions, suitability of the effect-outcomes. and preliminary effectiveness. Method Acute geriatric patients with delirium or subsyndromal delirium will be randomized to Preferred Recorded Music (n = 30) or Preferred Live Music (n = 30), delivered for 30 minutes, over three consecutive days. Planned feasibility outcomes will comprise recruitment rate, retention and attrition rates, percentage of adherence, deviations rates, and success of treatment fidelity. Clinical outcomes will include: (a) trajectory of delirium symptoms: level of arousal as assessed by Observational Scale of Level of Arousal (OSLA) and modified Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (mRASS);attention, assessed using backwards tests and digit span tests;orientation and short-term memory, assessed using recall tasks and orientation questions from Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale, (b) duration of delirium, (c) length of hospital stay, and (d) use of PRN medication (benzodiazepines and antipsychotics). Discussion The trial will provide results needed to design a subsequent sufficiently powered RCT, informing on the expected recruitment, feasibility and acceptability of the interventions and assessments and preliminary effectiveness (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46481363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2197990
Jenny Diouf Lewis, S. Kim
{"title":"Music therapists’ perceptions on their role and status in medical settings in France: A survey study","authors":"Jenny Diouf Lewis, S. Kim","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2197990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2197990","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59454246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-18DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2197985
Daniel B. Tague, A. Lipe
{"title":"Foundational frameworks supporting selection of music and outcome measures in studies of cognition among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI): An integrative review","authors":"Daniel B. Tague, A. Lipe","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2197985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2197985","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43324648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-24DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2190403
Daniel S. Mazhari-Jensen, S. Jacobsen, K. V. Jespersen
ABSTRACT Introduction Stroke survivors struggle to meet clinical recommendations for physical exercise duration and intensity. During the past two decades, emerging evidence has shown effectiveness of music interventions for several motor tasks in stroke rehabilitation. Additionally, music has been found effective for increasing exercise performance in athletes and clinical populations. It is postulated that the therapeutic effects of music in physical exercise are modulated by preference and task-specificity of the music. Methods We tested this hypothesis in a pilot study using a three-arm randomized cross-over design comprising the following auditory conditions during cycle ergometry cardiorespiratory exercise sessions: (a) a group-tailored music playlist, (b) radio music, and (c) a non-music control condition. Participants (n = 19) were inpatient stroke survivors undergoing rehabilitation between 2 and 12 weeks post infarct. Results Our results demonstrate that clinical characteristics are an important determinant for identifying patients who can benefit from music. Specifically, participants with a higher level of gait functioning experienced no benefit, whereas participants with a low level of gait functioning showed an increase in both exercise duration (M = 4.46 minutes) and time spent in the recommended heart rate intensity (M = 6.39 and M = 2.49 minutes for the playlist and radio condition, respectively). Discussion The findings suggest a beneficial role of music in rehabilitation of stroke patients with low gait functioning. Future studies should ultimately disentangle which musical parameters are more likely to induce the putative ergogenic effects. Trial registry number: NCT05398575.
{"title":"Inpatient stroke survivors with low gait functioning benefit from music interventions during cardiorespiratory exercise: A randomized cross-over trial","authors":"Daniel S. Mazhari-Jensen, S. Jacobsen, K. V. Jespersen","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2190403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2190403","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Introduction Stroke survivors struggle to meet clinical recommendations for physical exercise duration and intensity. During the past two decades, emerging evidence has shown effectiveness of music interventions for several motor tasks in stroke rehabilitation. Additionally, music has been found effective for increasing exercise performance in athletes and clinical populations. It is postulated that the therapeutic effects of music in physical exercise are modulated by preference and task-specificity of the music. Methods We tested this hypothesis in a pilot study using a three-arm randomized cross-over design comprising the following auditory conditions during cycle ergometry cardiorespiratory exercise sessions: (a) a group-tailored music playlist, (b) radio music, and (c) a non-music control condition. Participants (n = 19) were inpatient stroke survivors undergoing rehabilitation between 2 and 12 weeks post infarct. Results Our results demonstrate that clinical characteristics are an important determinant for identifying patients who can benefit from music. Specifically, participants with a higher level of gait functioning experienced no benefit, whereas participants with a low level of gait functioning showed an increase in both exercise duration (M = 4.46 minutes) and time spent in the recommended heart rate intensity (M = 6.39 and M = 2.49 minutes for the playlist and radio condition, respectively). Discussion The findings suggest a beneficial role of music in rehabilitation of stroke patients with low gait functioning. Future studies should ultimately disentangle which musical parameters are more likely to induce the putative ergogenic effects. Trial registry number: NCT05398575.","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"32 1","pages":"462 - 481"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46959920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2180773
Shulamit Epstein, C. Elefant, S. Arnon, C. Ghetti
ABSTRACT Introduction Music therapy (MT) is a part of standard care in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in many countries, and in some countries is provided as a post-discharge service as well. However, it is rare that preterm families are offered continuous MT services from birth through their first months at home. Affiliated with a recent longitudinal, controlled trial of MT for parent-infant bonding and an associated qualitative study exploring lived experiences of MT post-discharge in an Israeli cohort of parent participants, this study aimed to understand parents’ experiences of engaging in longer-term MT with their preterm infants, spanning from birth into six months in a different Israeli cohort from the main trial. Method We completed an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of parents’ experiences of music therapy with their preterm infants. Semi-structured interviews intertwining listening to audio recordings from MT sessions were conducted with seven participants from five families of the main trial. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed following principles of IPA. Results The analysis resulted in the construction of two super-ordinate themes: (a) MT as a therapeutic haven, and (b) MT enabling integration of music into relationship over time. Discussion Experiences of a small cohort of Israeli parents suggest that MT spanning from birth to home may play a role in supporting parental musical agency and enhancing parent-infant relationship building.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-07DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2184417
K. Devlin, Anthony Meadows
ABSTRACT Introduction Two approaches to assessment and treatment planning, case formulation and decision-making, are presented and compared in order to consider what each bring to music therapy clinical practice. Method Case formulation processes are compared with decision-making processes to illuminate the differences inherent to each approach. Special attention is given to differences related to data collection, use of theory, therapist expertise, client collaboration, context, and power. Results Clear differences in these two assessment and treatment planning processes emerge, particularly in the ways in which the client is understood, the ways in which the client’s needs are contextualized and the ways in which they might be engaged as collaborators in the therapy process. Discussion Considering these two different perspectives offers opportunities for music therapists to reflect on how they position themselves in relation to clients – particularly in terms of the extent to which power, desire, collaboration, and equity are realized within the therapeutic relationship. The context in which therapy takes place is also considered differently in each approach, and this has implications for the way the client’s needs are understood. When considered as a whole, this article invites further discussion about how music therapists conceptualize the personhood of clients, and how this impacts the way therapy unfolds.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-02DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2023.2175984
J. Bradt
It is with mixed feelings that I write my last editorial for this journal. It is hard to believe that I joined its editorial team 12 years ago, first as Associate Editor and later, in 2015, as co-Editor. After serving as co-Editor with Christian Gold for a few years (and learning a lot from him!), I continued as Editor-in-Chief when he stepped down. During the past years, I was fortunate to work alongside a fantastic team of Associate Editors, Assistant Editors, and Managing Editor, and a great team at Taylor & Francis. Through their hard work, the journal has continued to grow rapidly. For example, comparing 2015 statistics with statistics provided in the latest Publishing Report by Taylor & Francis, it is noteworthy that the number of new manuscript submissions more than doubled (from 38 to 88), the number of article downloads more than tripled (from 47K to 170K), and the journal’s impact factor nearly doubled (from 0.958 to 1.80). There has also been a modest growth in the number of countries we received manuscripts from, namely from 21 countries in 2015 to 26 countries in 2021. Whereas in 2015 most manuscripts originated from the United States (n = 6), Australia (n = 4), Germany (n = 3), Norway (n = 3), and the UK (n = 3), in 2021 most manuscripts originated from the United States (n = 14), China (n = 6), Spain (n = 6), Türkiye (n = 6), Brazil (n = 5), and Ireland (n = 5), representing greater geographical diversity. The journal’s growth is also reflected in the expansion of our Editorial team with two Associate Editors specially tasked with statistical review of manuscripts, one Associate Editor for book reviews, and one Associate Editor of Communications. It is with satisfaction and pride that I reflect on this growth and with excitement that I look forward to the journal’s continued development and growth under the excellent leadership of Grace Thompson as Editor-in-Chief. I must admit that I am excited at the prospect of freeing up a significant amount of time for other scholarly endeavors, but, at the same time, will certainly miss working with this amazing editorial team and connecting with international music therapy scholars and clinicians through their manuscript submissions. As I draw the curtain, it is my pleasure to introduce the articles included in this issue. The first two articles focus on user experiences of music therapy in mental healthcare. Tuastad, Johansen, Østerholt, Nielsen and McIvor (pp. xx) present findings from a qualitative study with adult participants in a music therapy project in the field of mental health aftercare in Norway. Using User Interviewing User, a method for evaluation of health services that actively involves service users throughout the research process, they explored how stigmatization was experienced by participants in the music therapy project. Participants in this study recommended to reduce the emphasis on mental illness in the way activities in the music therapy project are described or adver
{"title":"Growth","authors":"J. Bradt","doi":"10.1080/08098131.2023.2175984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2023.2175984","url":null,"abstract":"It is with mixed feelings that I write my last editorial for this journal. It is hard to believe that I joined its editorial team 12 years ago, first as Associate Editor and later, in 2015, as co-Editor. After serving as co-Editor with Christian Gold for a few years (and learning a lot from him!), I continued as Editor-in-Chief when he stepped down. During the past years, I was fortunate to work alongside a fantastic team of Associate Editors, Assistant Editors, and Managing Editor, and a great team at Taylor & Francis. Through their hard work, the journal has continued to grow rapidly. For example, comparing 2015 statistics with statistics provided in the latest Publishing Report by Taylor & Francis, it is noteworthy that the number of new manuscript submissions more than doubled (from 38 to 88), the number of article downloads more than tripled (from 47K to 170K), and the journal’s impact factor nearly doubled (from 0.958 to 1.80). There has also been a modest growth in the number of countries we received manuscripts from, namely from 21 countries in 2015 to 26 countries in 2021. Whereas in 2015 most manuscripts originated from the United States (n = 6), Australia (n = 4), Germany (n = 3), Norway (n = 3), and the UK (n = 3), in 2021 most manuscripts originated from the United States (n = 14), China (n = 6), Spain (n = 6), Türkiye (n = 6), Brazil (n = 5), and Ireland (n = 5), representing greater geographical diversity. The journal’s growth is also reflected in the expansion of our Editorial team with two Associate Editors specially tasked with statistical review of manuscripts, one Associate Editor for book reviews, and one Associate Editor of Communications. It is with satisfaction and pride that I reflect on this growth and with excitement that I look forward to the journal’s continued development and growth under the excellent leadership of Grace Thompson as Editor-in-Chief. I must admit that I am excited at the prospect of freeing up a significant amount of time for other scholarly endeavors, but, at the same time, will certainly miss working with this amazing editorial team and connecting with international music therapy scholars and clinicians through their manuscript submissions. As I draw the curtain, it is my pleasure to introduce the articles included in this issue. The first two articles focus on user experiences of music therapy in mental healthcare. Tuastad, Johansen, Østerholt, Nielsen and McIvor (pp. xx) present findings from a qualitative study with adult participants in a music therapy project in the field of mental health aftercare in Norway. Using User Interviewing User, a method for evaluation of health services that actively involves service users throughout the research process, they explored how stigmatization was experienced by participants in the music therapy project. Participants in this study recommended to reduce the emphasis on mental illness in the way activities in the music therapy project are described or adver","PeriodicalId":51826,"journal":{"name":"Nordic Journal of Music Therapy","volume":"32 1","pages":"97 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48185863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}