An assessment of the value of music therapy for haemato-oncology patients
An assessment of the value of music therapy for haemato-oncology patients
The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the value of music therapy for adult haemato-oncology inpatients and add data to the limited literature. A mixed methods approach was adopted, combining semi-structured interviews with pre- and post-session assessments of mood and anxiety using a happy/sad faces tool and a single visual analogue scale. Three themes emerged from the interviews: affirming life, meaning and identity, and addressing isolation. The pre- and post-session assessments indicated significant improvements in mood and anxiety. Music therapy may support the wellbeing of adult haemato-oncology inpatients, providing relief from symptoms and anxiety through meaningful experiences that are pleasurable and life-affirming.
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Foster, Neil
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Wiseman, Theresa
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Pennert, Kjell
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10 June 2014
Foster, Neil
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Wiseman, Theresa
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Pennert, Kjell
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Foster, Neil, Wiseman, Theresa and Pennert, Kjell
(2014)
An assessment of the value of music therapy for haemato-oncology patients.
Cancer Nursing Practice, 13 (5), .
(doi:10.7748/cnp.13.5.22.e1061).
Abstract
The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the value of music therapy for adult haemato-oncology inpatients and add data to the limited literature. A mixed methods approach was adopted, combining semi-structured interviews with pre- and post-session assessments of mood and anxiety using a happy/sad faces tool and a single visual analogue scale. Three themes emerged from the interviews: affirming life, meaning and identity, and addressing isolation. The pre- and post-session assessments indicated significant improvements in mood and anxiety. Music therapy may support the wellbeing of adult haemato-oncology inpatients, providing relief from symptoms and anxiety through meaningful experiences that are pleasurable and life-affirming.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 May 2014
Published date: 10 June 2014
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/397120
ISSN: 1475-4266
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