Receptive Music Therapy to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing in Italian Clinical Staff Involved in Covid-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study
Journal
The Arts in Psychotherapy
Year
2020
Volume
70
First Page
133
Last Page
160
Abstract
The influence of music therapy (MT) as a support intervention to reduce stress and improve wellbeing in Clinical Staff (CS) working with COVID-19 patients was evaluated. Participants were enrolled as a result of spontaneous agreement (n = 34) and were given remote receptive MT intervention over a 5-week period. Their levels of tiredness, sadness, fear and worry were measured with MTC-Q1 before and after MT intervention. An immediate significant variation in the CS emotional status was observed. The results seem to confirm that in an emergency situation, it is possible to put in place a remote MT support intervention for CS exposed to highly stressful situations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Music and Health Institute Terms
Fear; Mental Health; Music Therapy; Receptive Music Methods; Sadness; Stress; Wellness and Well-Being
Indexed Terms
Covid-19; Support; Clinical staff; Stress; Intervention; Well Being; Coronavirus; Fear; Medical Personnel; Pandemics; Sadness
Study Type
Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods
Disciplines
Music Therapy
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Giordano, F., Scarlata, E., Baroni, M., Gentile, E., Puntillo, F., Brienza, N., & Gesualdo, L. (2020). Receptive Music Therapy to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing in Italian Clinical Staff Involved in Covid-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 70, 133-160. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-music-mental-health/254