Societal structures create and maintain disparities between persons of dominant and non-dominant status affecting all aspects of the community including healthcare service delivery. Music therapists as healthcare providers have a responsibility to explore ways that social justice approaches can address and mitigate discrimination in …read more
PLUS »Billets dans la catégorie universitaire
[ANGLAIS] Music Therapy for Seniors at End-of-Life: Literature Review and a Preliminary Randomized Feasibility Study
Background Music therapy (MT) is part of the care plan in many end-of-life (EOL) settings, though several authors remain cautious about its effectiveness to improve EOL symptoms and patient well-being. Objective Our primary goal was to design and test the feasibility of a clinical trial protocol that would address the main critiques of MT Lire [...]
PLUS »[Anglais] Feasibility and acceptability of group music therapy vs wait-list control for treatment of patients with long-term depression (the SYNCHRONY trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background: Depression is of significant global concern. Despite a range of effective treatment options it is estimated that around one in five diagnosed with an acute depressive episode continue to experience enduring symptoms for more than 2 years. There is evidence for effectiveness of individual music therapy for depression. However, no … Lire plus
PLUS »[Anglais] Effects of listening to pleasant music on chronic unilateral neglect: a single-subject study » by Keh-Chung Lin
Recent studies suggest that the positive emotion induced by pleasant music may improve cognitive functions. We used the single-subject design to study whether listening to preferred music may reduce unilateral neglect in two participants with post-stroke neglect. These participants were instructed to listen to their preferred music every day for 5 … lire plus
PLUS »[Anglais] (2011) « Music therapy support groups for cancer patients and caregivers » by Abbey Dvorak
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of participation in music therapy support groups (MTSG) on physical, psychological, and social functioning of cancer patients and caregivers. Participants were 24 cancer patients and 17 caregivers randomly assigned to experimental (n=21) or wait-list control (n=20) groups. All participants completed the Music Therapy Support Group [...]
PLUS »[Anglais] terapi muzik
2011 Conference Research Poster Session Abstracts Immediate Effects of Music Therapy on Fatigue in Hospitalized Patients Recovering from a Bone Marrow Transplant Dan Andersen, Sarah E. Pitts & Michael J. Silverman (University of Minnesota) Abstract Background: Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death for adults in the United States. While many patients complete [...]
PLUS »[Anglais] Effects of listening to pleasant music on chronic unilateral neglect: a single-subject study
Music, Neurorehabilitation, Cognition, Treatment Outcome, Emotions Recent studies suggest that the positive emotion induced by pleasant music may improve cognitive functions. We used the single-subject design to study whether listening to preferred music may reduce unilateral neglect in two participants with post-stroke neglect. These participants were instructed to listen to their preferred music every day [...]
PLUS »Musicothérapie anti-douleur
Nous rappelons que des études relatives à l’utilisation de la musique face à l’angoisse ou à la douleur existent depuis longtemps. Nous citons, pour mémoire : - Détente psycho-musicale en odontostomatologie, M. Gabai et J. Jost, Maloine, 1971 - La musicothérapie face à l’angoisse et à la douleur au cabinet dentaire, Thèse de doctorat en Chirurgie Dentaire, Université [...]
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