The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of music therapy among those living with chronic pain, and the possible facilitators and barriers to music therapy if offered as part of treatment. Following ethical approval, a convenience sample of 105 adult participants, who attended multisite pain clinics were included. Quantitative data were collected through an eighteen-item questionnaire using a Likert scale. Eighty-nine per cent of participants believe that music can improve mood, and 86% perceive health benefits from music. 81% agree that music can be a valuable self-help tool. However, 45% reported that they had not heard of music therapy. The majority (60%) would like to attend music therapy if it was offered as part of their pain management. For some, use of technology (9%), internet connection (15%), and private space (16%) were identified as barriers to accessing music therapy online. Music therapy has the potential to be a part of a person-centered care plan for those with chronic pain. Currently, music therapy is not an accessible treatment option. Healthcare providers should consider music therapy as a part of a chronic pain treatment plan, and future studies should be directed to evaluating its efficacy in chronic pain.
{"title":"Music therapy for people with chronic pain: facilitators and barriers.","authors":"K. Fitzpatrick, D. Harmon, H. Moss","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i2.921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i2.921","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of music therapy among those living with chronic pain, and the possible facilitators and barriers to music therapy if offered as part of treatment. Following ethical approval, a convenience sample of 105 adult participants, who attended multisite pain clinics were included. Quantitative data were collected through an eighteen-item questionnaire using a Likert scale. Eighty-nine per cent of participants believe that music can improve mood, and 86% perceive health benefits from music. 81% agree that music can be a valuable self-help tool. However, 45% reported that they had not heard of music therapy. The majority (60%) would like to attend music therapy if it was offered as part of their pain management. For some, use of technology (9%), internet connection (15%), and private space (16%) were identified as barriers to accessing music therapy online. Music therapy has the potential to be a part of a person-centered care plan for those with chronic pain. Currently, music therapy is not an accessible treatment option. Healthcare providers should consider music therapy as a part of a chronic pain treatment plan, and future studies should be directed to evaluating its efficacy in chronic pain.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87318055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Giniès, P. Poisbeau, DeWayne P. Williams, Darcianne K. Watanabe, J. Touchon
Digital technologies are increasingly being used to strengthen national health systems, but clinical evidence of their usefulness is rare. Music is used as a management technique for pain and recent publications have described the potential effects of personalized music choices via mobile-based mHealth (mobile health) interventions for pain. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effects of a web-based app music intervention by type of chronic pain. Eighty-seven patients presenting with lumbar (n=22), fibromyalgia (n=22), inflammatory (n=22), or neurologic (n=21) pain were included in this controlled randomized trial. During their hospitalization, the music intervention arm (n=44) received at least 2 daily sessions the first 10 days, alongside their standard treatment, and then pursued the music intervention at home until day (D)60. The control arm (n=43) received standard treatment only. The primary endpoint was pain (VAS) measured at D0, D10, D60, and D90. Significant reduction (p=0.007) on the level of pain score at D60 has been observed on fibromyalgia pain with a better decrease in the music intervention group (-3.6 (±2.8)) than in the control group (-0.9 (±2.2)). This web-based app personalized music intervention appeared to be useful in managing fibromyalgia chronic pain as it enabled a significant reduction in pain level.
{"title":"Effect of a web-based app music intervention in the management of chronic pain: a randomised controlled trial by type of pain","authors":"P. Giniès, P. Poisbeau, DeWayne P. Williams, Darcianne K. Watanabe, J. Touchon","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i2.940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i2.940","url":null,"abstract":"Digital technologies are increasingly being used to strengthen national health systems, but clinical evidence of their usefulness is rare. Music is used as a management technique for pain and recent publications have described the potential effects of personalized music choices via mobile-based mHealth (mobile health) interventions for pain. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effects of a web-based app music intervention by type of chronic pain. Eighty-seven patients presenting with lumbar (n=22), fibromyalgia (n=22), inflammatory (n=22), or neurologic (n=21) pain were included in this controlled randomized trial. During their hospitalization, the music intervention arm (n=44) received at least 2 daily sessions the first 10 days, alongside their standard treatment, and then pursued the music intervention at home until day (D)60. The control arm (n=43) received standard treatment only. The primary endpoint was pain (VAS) measured at D0, D10, D60, and D90. Significant reduction (p=0.007) on the level of pain score at D60 has been observed on fibromyalgia pain with a better decrease in the music intervention group (-3.6 (±2.8)) than in the control group (-0.9 (±2.2)). This web-based app personalized music intervention appeared to be useful in managing fibromyalgia chronic pain as it enabled a significant reduction in pain level.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83568753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Service user perspectives are relatively rare in published research on music therapy. This paper focuses on the perspective of a person living with chronic pain, Tricia, and her experience of music therapy and being involved in music therapy research. She reflects on her music making in the sessions and how she uses music outside of therapy. This is followed by reflections from her music therapist and a review of how service user perspectives can inform knowledge and practice. The paper concludes with recommendations for future music therapy services arising from Tricia’s experience and advocates for the inclusion of service user voices in future research. It is hoped that music therapists, clients, other healthcare partitioners, and anyone interested in music therapy will find this paper gives an interesting insight into one person’s experience of music therapy for chronic pain.
{"title":"From Cacophony to Calm: Music therapy from the perspective of a person living with chronic pain","authors":"Patricia O'Shea, K. Fitzpatrick, H. Moss","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i2.922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i2.922","url":null,"abstract":"Service user perspectives are relatively rare in published research on music therapy. This paper focuses on the perspective of a person living with chronic pain, Tricia, and her experience of music therapy and being involved in music therapy research. She reflects on her music making in the sessions and how she uses music outside of therapy. This is followed by reflections from her music therapist and a review of how service user perspectives can inform knowledge and practice. The paper concludes with recommendations for future music therapy services arising from Tricia’s experience and advocates for the inclusion of service user voices in future research. It is hoped that music therapists, clients, other healthcare partitioners, and anyone interested in music therapy will find this paper gives an interesting insight into one person’s experience of music therapy for chronic pain.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83026505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra Ullsten, PhD, works as a music and art therapist, and postdoctoral researcher at the Central Hospital in Karlstad, Region Värmland, Sweden. She is affiliated researcher to the School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden. In 2010, Dr Ullsten pioneered the implementation of neonatal music therapy in Swedish healthcare. The Central Hospital Karlstad neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) became the first hospital and NICU in the Nordic countries to offer a family-centred music therapy programme for hospitalised infants and their parents. Alexandra’s research area concerns family-centred music therapy during painful procedures in neonatal care focusing on parent-delivered pain management such as parental infant-directed singing. She is one of the “grandparents” of Rhythm, Breath, Lullaby NICU Music Therapy (RBL) and a member of the international research network, Pain in Early Life (PEARL). She is the principal investigator of the interdisciplinary multi-centre research project, “Parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care – SWEpap”. Dr Ullsten graciously agreed to partake in an interview and provide an insight into her research and the role music can play as affective support for infants and their parents during painful procedures in the NICU.
Alexandra Ullsten博士，音乐和艺术治疗师，瑞典Karlstad地区Värmland中央医院博士后研究员。她是瑞典Örebro大学健康科学学院附属研究员。2010年，Ullsten博士率先在瑞典医疗保健中实施新生儿音乐疗法。卡尔斯塔德中心医院新生儿重症监护室(NICU)成为北欧国家第一家为住院婴儿及其父母提供以家庭为中心的音乐治疗方案的医院和新生儿重症监护室。Alexandra的研究领域是在新生儿疼痛护理过程中以家庭为中心的音乐治疗，侧重于父母提供的疼痛管理，如父母对婴儿的定向歌唱。她是节奏，呼吸，摇篮曲NICU音乐疗法(RBL)的“祖父母”之一，也是国际研究网络“早期生活疼痛”(PEARL)的成员。她是跨学科多中心研究项目“瑞典新生儿护理中父母疼痛管理- SWEpap”的首席研究员。乌尔斯滕博士欣然同意接受采访，并就她的研究提供了一些见解，以及音乐在新生儿重症监护室的痛苦过程中对婴儿及其父母的情感支持所起的作用。
{"title":"Music therapy and neonatal pain management: An interview with Dr Alexandra Ullsten.","authors":"James Burns, Alexandra Ullsten","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i2.936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i2.936","url":null,"abstract":"Alexandra Ullsten, PhD, works as a music and art therapist, and postdoctoral researcher at the Central Hospital in Karlstad, Region Värmland, Sweden. She is affiliated researcher to the School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden. In 2010, Dr Ullsten pioneered the implementation of neonatal music therapy in Swedish healthcare. The Central Hospital Karlstad neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) became the first hospital and NICU in the Nordic countries to offer a family-centred music therapy programme for hospitalised infants and their parents. Alexandra’s research area concerns family-centred music therapy during painful procedures in neonatal care focusing on parent-delivered pain management such as parental infant-directed singing. She is one of the “grandparents” of Rhythm, Breath, Lullaby NICU Music Therapy (RBL) and a member of the international research network, Pain in Early Life (PEARL). She is the principal investigator of the interdisciplinary multi-centre research project, “Parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care – SWEpap”. Dr Ullsten graciously agreed to partake in an interview and provide an insight into her research and the role music can play as affective support for infants and their parents during painful procedures in the NICU.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89214418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary Levine, Mackenzie Campbell, Abeer Adil, Shaul Kruger, David Alter
The extent to which music research has penetrated the medical science literature relative to other forms of research remains unclear. We sought to explore temporal changes in the number of music related publications relative to all medical literature as well as prespecified research subdomains of drug therapy, alternative therapy, and neuroscience between 1970 and 2019. We conducted a bibliometric review in which we quantified the number of annual publications between 1970 and 2019 using MEDLINE (PUBMED) search engine and mesh terms of “Music”; “Drug therapy”; “Alternative Medicine”; “Neuroscience”. The number of publications were quantified relative to all publications within their corresponding years. We also examined the types of journals, geographical location of publication (Based on corresponding author), and journal impact factors. To ensure appropriate content, we conducted a hand review of a random 400 abstracts to ensure they met appropriate criteria for music-medical research. We used log-linear regression, to test differences in growth rates. We determined that the relative growth in the number of music publications accelerated at a rate higher than all medical related publications or those confined to drug therapy. The proliferation of music research was attributable to higher rates of neuroscience, alternative therapy, and music therapy research. In conclusion, the temporal growth in number of music research publications relative to other comparators over the past 50 years underscores the importance, relevance, and maturation of music as an evolving discipline of contemporary medical science.
{"title":"50-year proliferation of music medical science research: A bibliometric review","authors":"Zachary Levine, Mackenzie Campbell, Abeer Adil, Shaul Kruger, David Alter","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.903","url":null,"abstract":"The extent to which music research has penetrated the medical science literature relative to other forms of research remains unclear. We sought to explore temporal changes in the number of music related publications relative to all medical literature as well as prespecified research subdomains of drug therapy, alternative therapy, and neuroscience between 1970 and 2019. We conducted a bibliometric review in which we quantified the number of annual publications between 1970 and 2019 using MEDLINE (PUBMED) search engine and mesh terms of “Music”; “Drug therapy”; “Alternative Medicine”; “Neuroscience”. The number of publications were quantified relative to all publications within their corresponding years. We also examined the types of journals, geographical location of publication (Based on corresponding author), and journal impact factors. To ensure appropriate content, we conducted a hand review of a random 400 abstracts to ensure they met appropriate criteria for music-medical research. We used log-linear regression, to test differences in growth rates. We determined that the relative growth in the number of music publications accelerated at a rate higher than all medical related publications or those confined to drug therapy. The proliferation of music research was attributable to higher rates of neuroscience, alternative therapy, and music therapy research. In conclusion, the temporal growth in number of music research publications relative to other comparators over the past 50 years underscores the importance, relevance, and maturation of music as an evolving discipline of contemporary medical science.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74074402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Using semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this study investigated the experiences of student musicians and faculty participating in a Music and Medicine program in the United States. The program is a partnership between a midwestern university school of music and a local cancer center. Results revealed that in contrast to traditional concert settings where musicians are centered, in the non-traditional environment of a healthcare setting, the listeners were centered; this instilled in performers a sense of humility and made them attune to the humanity of the transient audience around them. The program cultivated professionalism and joy by providing students real-world performance opportunities in a low-stress environment. Finally, it fostered artist citizenship by encouraging performers to reflect on how their art can serve the larger community.
{"title":"Music educators’ and students’ views on participating in a music and medicine program","authors":"Roma Subramanian, M. Perkinson","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.887","url":null,"abstract":"Using semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this study investigated the experiences of student musicians and faculty participating in a Music and Medicine program in the United States. The program is a partnership between a midwestern university school of music and a local cancer center. Results revealed that in contrast to traditional concert settings where musicians are centered, in the non-traditional environment of a healthcare setting, the listeners were centered; this instilled in performers a sense of humility and made them attune to the humanity of the transient audience around them. The program cultivated professionalism and joy by providing students real-world performance opportunities in a low-stress environment. Finally, it fostered artist citizenship by encouraging performers to reflect on how their art can serve the larger community.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90279887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A single case study is presented of an 11-year-old biracial female residing in foster care. The client was referred for a history of pervasive and complex developmental trauma and was seen in the context of community-based psychological services for approximately one year. In addition to the provision of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), the utilization of music videos proved uniquely effective in the delivery of psychoeducation, emotion identification and regulation, and ultimate creation of the trauma narrative. As trauma-informed arts-based therapies rise in popularity, this case study examines some advantages and special considerations for the use of music videos in the treatment of complex developmental trauma. Keywords: Music, Complex Trauma, Emotion Regulation, Music Videos
{"title":"Use of music videos in the treatment of complex trauma","authors":"Diana Christine Hereld, Marissa Yoshizawa","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.856","url":null,"abstract":"A single case study is presented of an 11-year-old biracial female residing in foster care. The client was referred for a history of pervasive and complex developmental trauma and was seen in the context of community-based psychological services for approximately one year. In addition to the provision of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), the utilization of music videos proved uniquely effective in the delivery of psychoeducation, emotion identification and regulation, and ultimate creation of the trauma narrative. As trauma-informed arts-based therapies rise in popularity, this case study examines some advantages and special considerations for the use of music videos in the treatment of complex developmental trauma. \u0000Keywords: Music, Complex Trauma, Emotion Regulation, Music Videos","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84291506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper provides an overview of the potential benefits of interprofessional collaboration between music educators and music therapists in elementary and high school settings. An overview of the role of interprofessional collaboration is shared, followed by a discussion of potential gains specific to collaboration between music educators and music therapists. Examples of various interprofessional programs implemented in the school system are noted alongside suggestions for developing future collaborations between these fields.
{"title":"Better Together: Interprofessional Collaborations between Music Educators and Music Therapists","authors":"Amy Clements-Cortés, H. Pascoe, Nicholas Bridi","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.900","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides an overview of the potential benefits of interprofessional collaboration between music educators and music therapists in elementary and high school settings. An overview of the role of interprofessional collaboration is shared, followed by a discussion of potential gains specific to collaboration between music educators and music therapists. Examples of various interprofessional programs implemented in the school system are noted alongside suggestions for developing future collaborations between these fields.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88760679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TingYi Lu, Rachel Goff-Albritton, A. Darrow, E. Madden
Aphasia is a language disorder caused most commonly by a stroke or traumatic brain injury, affecting approximately two million Americans in the United States. Impaired language function hinders one’s ability to communicate and interact with others, leading to psychological changes, such as post-stroke depression. Music Therapy has been integral in post-stroke rehabilitation. Music-based interventions not only improve motor and cognitive functions but have also been shown to improve psychological outcomes. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to describe current research on psychological outcomes from music-based interventions for persons with aphasia, summarize therapy outcomes, and evaluate the quality of the research. Eight studies meeting criteria were included in this review. The participant characteristics, interventions, and formal and informal assessments were described for each study. The methodological quality across studies was highly varied. Overall, gains in psychological outcomes were demonstrated; however, outcomes varied within and among therapy approaches. We suggest that future research focus on continued attention to investigate the psychological impact of music-based interventions and improve overall methodological rigor through standardized protocols and assessments.
{"title":"Systematic literature review of the effect of music therapy on psychological outcomes in aphasia","authors":"TingYi Lu, Rachel Goff-Albritton, A. Darrow, E. Madden","doi":"10.47513/mmd.v15i1.876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v15i1.876","url":null,"abstract":"Aphasia is a language disorder caused most commonly by a stroke or traumatic brain injury, affecting approximately two million Americans in the United States. Impaired language function hinders one’s ability to communicate and interact with others, leading to psychological changes, such as post-stroke depression. Music Therapy has been integral in post-stroke rehabilitation. Music-based interventions not only improve motor and cognitive functions but have also been shown to improve psychological outcomes. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to describe current research on psychological outcomes from music-based interventions for persons with aphasia, summarize therapy outcomes, and evaluate the quality of the research. Eight studies meeting criteria were included in this review. The participant characteristics, interventions, and formal and informal assessments were described for each study. The methodological quality across studies was highly varied. Overall, gains in psychological outcomes were demonstrated; however, outcomes varied within and among therapy approaches. We suggest that future research focus on continued attention to investigate the psychological impact of music-based interventions and improve overall methodological rigor through standardized protocols and assessments.","PeriodicalId":74233,"journal":{"name":"Music and medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77137390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew Rossetti, J. Loewy, Zachary Fischer, Saarang Deshpande, M. Chadha
A randomized control trial investigated perceived waiting time in patient and caregivers, and live music’s effects on anxiety levels prior to daily radiation therapy (RT). Environmental Music Therapy (EMT) is a live music intervention by music therapists meant to modify perception of potentially stressful environments through constructing dynamic soundscapes to provide enhanced comfort and safety. This study (a) rated participants’ state anxiety and distress experienced in the waiting area pre-RT, (b) determined if the EMT protocol moderated baseline treatment experience-related anxiety and (c) evaluated EMT’s affects on perceived waiting time pre-treatment, versus actual waiting time. We hypothesized EMT would reduce state anxiety, distress, and regulate distortion of waiting time, ultimately changing overall RT perception. 160 randomized patients and caregivers were accrued- 82 receiving EMT, 78 randomized to control. Assessment pre/post intervention measured anxiety and distress with the STAI 6 and Visual Analogue Distress Scale. A time survey assessed waiting perception. Data collected and recorded by research assistants naïve to treatment conditions found EMT interventions showed significantly reduced perceived incidences of anxiety and distress, significantly shortening perceived waiting times in the EMT arm compared to controls. Reduced anxiety, distress, and temporal distortion can enhance patients’ and caregivers’ perception of hospital environments.
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