PMC:1142188 / 15149-16409 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/1142188","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"1142188","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/1142188","text":"Abbott's (42) master's thesis documented the effects of music therapy on the quality of life of patients with a terminal illness. Music therapists from three hospices selected the 28 adult subjects for the study, and subjects were divided into music and non-music groups by therapist selection. Diagnoses of subjects included cancer, AIDS, heart disease, pulmonary disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Quality of life was measured using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) during sessions. Music therapy was provided by music therapists working in the hospices and was designed specifically for each patient. Subjects received at least 5 hours of music therapy in the study. Music therapy techniques employed included listening to music, relaxation to music, playing instruments, life-review activities, song composition and improvisation. A total of six factors were measured on the POMS, and matched pairs of factors were analyzed using paired t-tests. The results indicated that there were no significant differences between the music and non-music groups. It was concluded that the sample size was a confounding factor, and the author suggested that measurement tools such as those that measure physiological changes may be less fatiguing for patients.","tracks":[]}