Music Therapy

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The effect of music-reinforced nonnutritive sucking on feeding rate of premature infants.

Premature infants are fed by gavage tube before 34 weeks adjusted gestational age and when nipple feeding results in detrimental changes in respiration and heart rate. Nipple feeding skill must be developed and correlates with length of hospitalization ...
Jayne M Standley (J Pediatr Nurs, 200306)
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On a happier note: validation of musical exercise for older persons in long-term care settings.

This paper describes a quasi-experimental study of a musical exercise intervention to improve the physical, cognitive, behavioral status and life satisfaction of older residents in a long-term care facility in the United Kingdom. Twenty long-term care ...
Brad Hagen, Chris Armstrong-Esther, Mark Sandilands (Int J Nurs Stud, 200305)
happier-note-validation-musical-exercise-older-persons-long-term-care.asp

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Music therapy with imminently dying hospice patients and their families: facilitating release near the time of death.

Hospice care seeks to address the diverse needs of terminally ill patients in a number of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual areas. Family members of the patient often are included in the care and services provided by the hospice team, and hospice ...
Robert E Krout (Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 200303-04)
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Songwriting and digital video production interventions for pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation, part II: an analysis of patient-generated songs and patient perceptions regarding intervention efficacy.

Part I of this exploratory case study examined patient anxiety levels and depressive symptoms according to phase of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The second part of this study examines more qualitative outcomes of the music therapy intervention. ...
Sheri L Robb, Allison G Ebberts (J Pediatr Oncol Nurs, 200301-02)
songwriting-digital-video-production-interventions-pediatric-patients.asp

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Music listening for maintaining attention of older adults with cognitive impairments.

Twelve older adults with cognitive impairments who were participants in weekly community-based group music therapy sessions, 6 older adults in an Alzheimers caregivers group, and 6 college student volunteers listened to a 3.5 minute prepared audiotape of ...
Dianne Gregory (J Music Ther, 2002WINTER)
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Internal versus external locus of control: an analysis of music populations.

This study investigated the relationship between locus of control and chosen field of music specialization. The Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale was designed to assess the construct of locus of control and reinforcement, which is defined as the ...
Clifford K Madsen, Wayne E Goins (J Music Ther, 2002WINTER)
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Experiences and concerns of students during music therapy practica.

This phenomenological research study investigated experiences and concerns that music therapy students have during their preclinical or practicum experiences. Interviews with students were intended to lead to an understanding of these experiences as the ...
Barbara L Wheeler (J Music Ther, 2002WINTER)
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Collaboration and consultation: a survey of board certified music therapists.

The purpose of this study was to examine the consultation and collaboration practices of board certified music therapists (MT-BC) in order to establish a baseline of service provision for this profession. Board certified music therapists who are members ...
Dena Register (J Music Ther, 2002WINTER)
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The effect of a musical mood induction procedure on mood state-dependent word retrieval.

The purpose of this experiment was to replicate and expand upon an earlier study by Thaut and de lEtoile (1993) by examining the effect of a musical mood induction procedure on mood state-dependent word retrieval. Participants (N = 45) completed a 2-day ...
Shannon K De LEtoile (J Music Ther, 2002SUMMER)
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The relationship between type of degree and professional status in clinical music therapists.

The purpose of this descriptive study was to: (a) examine the relationship between the construct, Type of Music Therapy Degree, and 5 other constructs: Job Satisfaction, Job Longevity, Level of Promotion, Job Responsibilities, and Geographical Location; ...
Nicki S Cohen, Gene A Behrens (J Music Ther, 2002FALL)
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