Effect of Music Therapy on Mood and Social Interaction Among Individuals With Acute Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke

Journal

Rehabilitation Psychology

Year

2000

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of music therapy techniques as an aid in improving mood and social interaction after traumatic brain injury or stroke. Design: Eighteen individuals with traumatic brain injury or stroke were assigned either standard rehabilitation alone or standard rehabilitation along with music therapy (3 treatments per week for up to 10 treatments). Measures: Pre-treatment and posttreatment assessments of participant self-rating of mood, family ratings of mood and social interaction, and therapist rating of mood and participation in therapy. Results: There was a significant improvement in family members' assessment of participants' social interaction in the music therapy group relative to the control group. The staff rated participants in the music therapy group as more actively involved and cooperative in therapy than those in the control group. There was a trend suggesting that self-ratings and family ratings of mood showed greater improvement in the music group than in the control group. Conclusions: Results lend preliminary support to the efficacy of music therapy as a complementary therapy for social functioning and participation in rehabilitation with a trend toward improvement in mood during acute rehabilitation. Number of References 17. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam. All Rights Reserved.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Mood; Music Therapy; Rehabilitation Exercises; Stroke; Subjective Measures; Traumatic Brain Injury

Indexed Terms

Brain Injury; Stroke; Elderly; Clinical Article; Controlled Study; EMBASE keywords; Evaluation; Human; Intermethod Comparison; Mood; Self Report; Social Interaction

Study Type

Randomized Controlled; Trial; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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