Introducing Music Therapy to Hospitalized Adults in Medical Settings: A Thematic Analysis.

Music therapy can decrease illness- and treatment-related symptoms for adults in medical settings. In these environments, service users often decide to accept or decline music therapy after a brief introduction by the music therapist. As there is limited literature exploring the challenges related t...

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Published in:Music Therapy Perspectives Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 184 - 195
Main Authors: Hunt, Chantise J, Silverman, Michael J
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Fall2021
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          Hunt, Chantise J
          Silverman, Michael J
        affil: University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN , USA
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          Hospitalization In Adulthood
          Music Therapy Education
          Medical Care In Adulthood
          Patient Satisfaction
          Professional-Patient Relations
          Psychotherapist Attitudes
          Human
          Adult
          Inpatients
          Thematic Analysis
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Patient Education
          Exploratory Research
          Body Language
          Motivation
          Academic Medical Centers
          Midwestern United States
          Questionnaires
          Qualitative Studies
          Trust
          Consumer Participation
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          Affect
          Support, Psychosocial
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: Music therapy can decrease illness- and treatment-related symptoms for adults in medical settings. In these environments, service users often decide to accept or decline music therapy after a brief introduction by the music therapist. As there is limited literature exploring the challenges related to these introductions, the purpose of this interpretivist study was to describe how music therapists introduce music therapy in the form of patient-preferred live music (MT-PPLM) in adult medical settings to augment the likelihood of patients accepting treatment. We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine participants who had experience providing MT-PPLM in adult medical settings. In this exploratory interpretivist study, we used an inductive approach to thematic analysis and incorporated member-checking to augment trustworthiness and credibility of the results. We identified three themes (supported by eight subthemes depicted in parentheses): (A) Offer patient a unique interaction through verbal and nonverbal techniques (Provide opportunities for patient control; Engage patient through nonmedical dialogue; and Use affect and body language to convey a different demeanor); (B) Clarify expectations related to patient and session (Avoid the word "therapy"; Use the music to explain the intervention; and Mention clinical benefits to describe what the patient can expect from the session); and (C) Respond to patient's verbal and nonverbal communication (Assess patient and adapt introduction; and Validate patient's response). The findings offer introductory techniques for music therapists that may increase the likelihood of adults in medical settings accepting MT-PPLM. Implications for clinical practice, ethical considerations, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.
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