Interactive Group Drumming (IGD) in the Hospital: An Effective Music Intervention for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Patients

Journal

Music and Medicine

Year

2022

Abstract

Hematopoietic cell transplants (HCT) often require patients to experience prolonged hospitalization and significant stressors. This hospital inpatient oncology unit1 pilot study utilized percussion instruments to promote wellness. 35 patients were scheduled for four interactive group drumming (IGD) in-room sessions during their hospital treatment. Researchers met patients to facilitate a 30-minute drumming session; measures of energy, mood, relaxation, distress, pain, and anxiety were administered before and after each session. Mean scores on all measures improved from before to after IGD. All participants reported that the dramming sessions increased their satisfaction during hospitalization. Participants’ energy improved in 81% of the sessions, mood improved in 88%, relaxation increased in 84%, and 49% of the sessions resulted in decreased pain. Participants’ distress decreased in 63% of the sessions, and anxiety decreased in 68% of the sessions. This simple and distinctive complementary therapy was incorporated into inpatient care and could be provided for oncology patients on a regular basis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Music and Health Institute Terms

Anxiety; Cancer; Distress; Hospital Setting; Invasive Medical Procedures; Mood; Pain; Playing an Instrument; Recreative Music Methods; Relaxation; Stem Cell Transplantation

Indexed Terms

Anxiety; Neoplasms; Pain; Distress; Adulthood (18 yrs & older); Aged (65 yrs & older); Middle Age (40-64 yrs); Thirties (30-39 yrs); Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs); Hospitals; Oncology; Relaxation

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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