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[Music therapy, a partner in patient care]

Sabine Métayer1

  • 1Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris. sabine.metayer@nck.aphp.fr

Revue De L'Infirmiere
|October 25, 2012
PubMed

Insights

Music therapy, once exclusive to psychiatry, is now integrated into general care for multifactorial pain management. This approach is successfully utilized in pediatric settings, involving nursing staff collaboration.

Area of Science:

  • Integrative medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Pediatric care

Background:

  • Music therapy historically confined to psychiatric applications.
  • Emerging use in general medical settings.
  • Recognition of music's therapeutic potential beyond mental health.

Observation:

  • Music therapy implemented at Necker University Children's Hospital in Paris.
  • Integration into the treatment of multifactorial pain.
  • Collaboration between music therapists and nursing teams.

Findings:

  • Music therapy as a component of comprehensive pain management.
  • Multifactorial pain addressed through non-pharmacological interventions.
  • Synergistic effects of music therapy and nursing care.

Implications:

  • Broadens the scope of music therapy applications in healthcare.
  • Highlights the role of complementary therapies in pediatric pain.
  • Potential for improved patient outcomes through interdisciplinary approaches.

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