Coping-infused Dialogue Through Patient-preferred Live Music: A Medical Music Therapy Protocol and Randomized Pilot Study for Hospitalized Organ Transplant Patients

Journal

Journal of Music Therapy

Year

2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Solid organ transplant patients often experience a variety of psychosocial stressors that can lead to distress and may hinder successful recovery. Using coping-infused dialogue (CID) through patient- preferred live music (PPLM) music therapy sessions may improve mood and decrease pain while also imparting psychoeducational knowledge concerning the identification of local and global problems and coping skills. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to develop a coping-based medical music therapy protocol that combines coping-infused dialogue (CID) with patient-preferred live music (PPLM) and measure the effects of the resulting CID-PPLM protocol on mood (positive and negative affect) and pain in hospitalized transplant patients. METHODS: Our study used a pre-/posttest single-session wait-list control design. Participants (N=25) were randomly assigned to experimental (CID-PPLM) or control (usual care) conditions. Participants in the CID-PPLM condition received a single 30-minute session that integrated stressor identification and knowledge of coping skills (CID) with patient-preferred live music (PPLM). RESULTS: Results indicated no between-group differences at pretest and significant correlations between pre- and posttest measures. Concerning posttest ANCOVA analyses, there were significant between-group differences in positive affect, negative affect, and pain, with experimental participants having more favorable posttest scores than control participants. Effect sizes were in the medium-to-large range for positive affect (eta2=.198), negative affect (eta2=.422), and pain (eta2=.303). CONCLUSIONS: CID through receptive PPLM may be an effective protocol for improving mood and decreasing pain in organ transplant recipients. MT interventions can be an important tool to develop rapport and enhance outcomes with patients. As greater engagement during interventions may have stronger treatment effects, we recommend future research examining patient engagement as a potential mediator of intervention effects, as well as the number of sessions required to maximize clinical outcomes.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Coping; Hospital Setting; Hospitalized Patients; Live Music Listening; Mood; Mood Scales; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Organ Transplantation; Pain; Pain Management and Control; Pain Score or Rating; Postoperative Pain; Postoperative Patients; Self-Report Measures; Surgery; Surgical Patients

Indexed Terms

Adaptation, Psychological; Affect; Anxiety; Organ Transplantation; Postoperative Pain; Patient Satisfaction; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Care; Relaxation; Relaxation Therapy; coping; mood; organ transplant; randomized controlled trial

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

26315143

Document Type

Article

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