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Clinical Practice Protocol of Creative Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Their Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Published on: January 7, 2020
Music as a therapeutic intervention on an inpatient neuroscience unit
Marion A Phipps1, Diane L Carroll2, Anastasia Tsiantoulas3
1Patient Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, GRB 1034, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a music intervention (MI) on physiological parameters, pain and mood states in the neuroscience patient. This study enrolled and randomized subjects to 1 of 2 groups, usual care (UC) group (n=29) or UC plus MI (n=24). Data collected were physiologic parameters, pain and mood states pre and post a 30 min MI with UC compared to UC. The sample was 16 males/37 females, mean age of 55.8 years, with similar baseline characteristics. There were significant reductions in heart rate (t=-2.1, p<0.04), respirations (t=-3.4, p<0.001), perceived anxiety (t=-4.1, p<0.000), depression (t=-4.3, p<0.000), and total mood score (t=-4.1, p<0.000) in subjects who received UC plus MI compared to UC. The inclusion of MI as a therapeutic intervention for neuroscience patients appears to decrease the emotional burden of hospitalization.
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