The document discusses how music therapy helps adolescents cope with cancer. It describes music therapy as a evidence-based practice that uses music to support patients' health and well-being. For adolescents with cancer, music therapy can help reduce anxiety and pain. It allows for self-expression and distraction. Research shows music therapy improves communication, mood, and quality of life for adolescent cancer patients. The document examines different types of interactive and integrative music therapy that involve patients actively engaging with music.
This document provides an overview of music therapy. It discusses what music therapy is, its functions and definitions. It describes music therapists' training and licensure requirements. It discusses the origins and development of music therapy. It outlines different approaches and goals in various clinical populations like children, elderly, and neurological conditions. It presents research studies that demonstrate music therapy's effectiveness in improving outcomes. The document is a comprehensive introduction to the field of music therapy.
Hospice aims to treat the whole person rather than the disease and focus on quality of life over length of life. It provides comfort and dignity for patients dealing with terminal illness through physical, spiritual, and emotional support for patients and their families. There are several ethical issues around patient autonomy, access to care, and overcoming barriers for underserved groups. A lack of communication and cultural understanding can negatively impact minority groups' access and experience with hospice care. Additionally, over-reliance on technology risks losing personal interactions that are important for end-of-life care.
Palliative care is about providing well-being and the highest quality of life to patients with serious, progressive, chronic life-limiting illness, including during the dying process.
The document provides an overview of psycho-oncology. It discusses the mental health consequences of cancer at diagnosis, during active treatment, and for survivors. It covers common issues like maladaptation, mental disorders, suicide, and impact on quality of life and compliance. It also reviews psychiatric side effects of cancer treatments and management approaches.
This document is an honors thesis submitted by Shaquille Charles to the Psychology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. The thesis examines implications of the patient-physician relationship for people with diabetes. It reviews literature showing African Americans have poorer diabetes self-care and outcomes compared to Caucasians. The patient-physician relationship, including cultural competence, patient engagement, and shared decision-making, may influence these racial disparities. The thesis aims to study differences in patient satisfaction, expectations, and involvement between African American and Caucasian patients and how these relate to self-care behaviors.
Psychosocial aspects of cancer care by phillip odiyoKesho Conference
This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of cancer care and challenges with patient communication and survivorship. It outlines the complexity of psychosocial issues associated with cancer and how the doctor-patient relationship has evolved from a paternalistic model to one that emphasizes patient autonomy. Effective doctor-patient communication is important for clinical reasoning, patient satisfaction, and medication adherence. However, studies show that doctors often miss patients' main concerns and psychosocial problems. The document advocates for a patient-centered approach and communication styles like SPIKES and BATHE that focus on the patient's perspective and psychosocial context across the cancer care continuum.
Rethinking, rebuilding psychosocial care for cancer patientsJames Coyne
Presented as the 8th Trevor Anderson Psycho-Oncology Lecture, September 8, 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
Discusses how psychosocial care for cancer patients needs to be reorganized so that a broader range of cancer patients are served. Routine screening for distress is unlikely to be an efficient means of countering tendencies of cancer care more generally becoming more organized around time efficiency and billable procedures. Psychosocial care for many cancer patients involves discussions, negotiations, and care coordination they cannot be well fit into the idea of a counseling session. The unsung heroes of providing such care are underappreciated social workers and oncology nurses.
Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer Treatment and Transition to An Adult...Methodist HealthcareSA
The document discusses adolescents and young adults with cancer, focusing on their treatment and transition to adult oncology care. It notes that this age group has among the highest cancer incidence rates, poorest health outcomes, and faces unique psychosocial challenges. Specifically, it finds that they have lower rates of health insurance, experience more delayed diagnoses, receive suboptimal treatment dosing, and have worse survival rates than pediatric or older adult cancer patients. The document also examines barriers to appropriate care during the transition period and possible solutions such as establishing healthcare transition teams and increasing education for adult providers.
This document provides an overview of music therapy. It discusses what music therapy is, its functions and definitions. It describes music therapists' training and licensure requirements. It discusses the origins and development of music therapy. It outlines different approaches and goals in various clinical populations like children, elderly, and neurological conditions. It presents research studies that demonstrate music therapy's effectiveness in improving outcomes. The document is a comprehensive introduction to the field of music therapy.
Hospice aims to treat the whole person rather than the disease and focus on quality of life over length of life. It provides comfort and dignity for patients dealing with terminal illness through physical, spiritual, and emotional support for patients and their families. There are several ethical issues around patient autonomy, access to care, and overcoming barriers for underserved groups. A lack of communication and cultural understanding can negatively impact minority groups' access and experience with hospice care. Additionally, over-reliance on technology risks losing personal interactions that are important for end-of-life care.
Palliative care is about providing well-being and the highest quality of life to patients with serious, progressive, chronic life-limiting illness, including during the dying process.
The document provides an overview of psycho-oncology. It discusses the mental health consequences of cancer at diagnosis, during active treatment, and for survivors. It covers common issues like maladaptation, mental disorders, suicide, and impact on quality of life and compliance. It also reviews psychiatric side effects of cancer treatments and management approaches.
This document is an honors thesis submitted by Shaquille Charles to the Psychology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. The thesis examines implications of the patient-physician relationship for people with diabetes. It reviews literature showing African Americans have poorer diabetes self-care and outcomes compared to Caucasians. The patient-physician relationship, including cultural competence, patient engagement, and shared decision-making, may influence these racial disparities. The thesis aims to study differences in patient satisfaction, expectations, and involvement between African American and Caucasian patients and how these relate to self-care behaviors.
Psychosocial aspects of cancer care by phillip odiyoKesho Conference
This document discusses the psychosocial aspects of cancer care and challenges with patient communication and survivorship. It outlines the complexity of psychosocial issues associated with cancer and how the doctor-patient relationship has evolved from a paternalistic model to one that emphasizes patient autonomy. Effective doctor-patient communication is important for clinical reasoning, patient satisfaction, and medication adherence. However, studies show that doctors often miss patients' main concerns and psychosocial problems. The document advocates for a patient-centered approach and communication styles like SPIKES and BATHE that focus on the patient's perspective and psychosocial context across the cancer care continuum.
Rethinking, rebuilding psychosocial care for cancer patientsJames Coyne
Presented as the 8th Trevor Anderson Psycho-Oncology Lecture, September 8, 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
Discusses how psychosocial care for cancer patients needs to be reorganized so that a broader range of cancer patients are served. Routine screening for distress is unlikely to be an efficient means of countering tendencies of cancer care more generally becoming more organized around time efficiency and billable procedures. Psychosocial care for many cancer patients involves discussions, negotiations, and care coordination they cannot be well fit into the idea of a counseling session. The unsung heroes of providing such care are underappreciated social workers and oncology nurses.
Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer Treatment and Transition to An Adult...Methodist HealthcareSA
The document discusses adolescents and young adults with cancer, focusing on their treatment and transition to adult oncology care. It notes that this age group has among the highest cancer incidence rates, poorest health outcomes, and faces unique psychosocial challenges. Specifically, it finds that they have lower rates of health insurance, experience more delayed diagnoses, receive suboptimal treatment dosing, and have worse survival rates than pediatric or older adult cancer patients. The document also examines barriers to appropriate care during the transition period and possible solutions such as establishing healthcare transition teams and increasing education for adult providers.
This slideshow is a tour of Cancer Awakens - www.cancerawakens.com - showcasing how our site, newsletter and social media channels support the cancer community.
The document summarizes the development and services of the Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care Team (IMPACT) at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. It discusses how IMPACT evolved from an initial focus on palliative care to offering additional complementary and alternative medicine services. IMPACT now includes practitioners of herbal medicine, yoga, massage, acupuncture, nutrition counseling, and other therapies. It also provides education to medical students and conducts research on topics like the effectiveness of different diets for pediatric oncology patients.
The document summarizes the development and services of the Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care Team (IMPACT) at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. It describes how IMPACT began with a few clinicians in 2005 and has expanded to include various complementary and alternative medicine services. IMPACT assesses patients' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. It also provides education to medical staff and students on palliative care and integrative medicine. IMPACT is researching the effectiveness of interventions like aromatherapy, yoga and alternative diets.
This document provides information about hospice care services from the Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter. It discusses what hospice is, the goals of comfort and quality of life for patients, where patients can receive care, eligibility which includes a prognosis of 6 months or less, the hospice care team, common questions about services, how to discuss hospice with a loved one, bereavement support services, and resources for additional information.
Pattern of cancer in adolescent and young adultsdrkalyanir
This study analyzed cancer patterns in adolescents and young adults in India over a 10-year period. It found that 26.6% of all cancers occurred in this age group, with a female predominance. Epithelial cancers were more common than non-epithelial cancers at younger ages compared to other studies, which may be due to lifestyle and dietary habits. The most common cancers were oral cancer in both males and females, and cervical cancer in females. Bone cancer accounted for 4.52% of cases in this age group, with a higher proportion of females affected than typically seen elsewhere. The results provide insight into risk factors and priorities for cancer prevention and screening programs in India.
We will cover the topic of Palliative Care – specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
Presented by Dr. Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH a tenured Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine (GIM), Geriatric Medicine, and Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (UC SOM)
Hospice Care - Is It Right for You or Your Loved One?Theresa Lynn
This presentation from Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan, Michigan describes the benefits of hospice care, when hospice care might be appropriate and the geographic area Wings of Hope serves.
The document summarizes recent activities and announcements from the Center for Women's Health Research (CWHR). It discusses the success of the CWHR thanks to its collaborative team. Upcoming events include a national conference in September and a keynote speech by Laura Bush in October. New advisory board members and a researcher spotlight are also announced. The importance of women's health research, team science, and the impact of the CWHR are emphasized.
Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients facing serious illness through comprehensive pain and symptom management and coordination of care across settings. While some view it as a form of rationing, studies show palliative care can help patients live longer while feeling better. It works to resolve conflicts among clinicians and between clinicians and patients/families around goals of care. Implementing a palliative care program at Cape Cod Hospital could help address frequent ER visits and readmissions at end of life through improved symptom control and advance care planning.
Great debate psychosocial interventions in cancer careJames Coyne
The document summarizes issues with past literature on psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. It finds that the literature: 1) does not provide a credible basis for recommending interventions to patients or advocating for insurance coverage due to poor methodological quality; and 2) on average, finds no benefits for patients receiving common interventions like support groups. It outlines endemic problems like lack of intent-to-treat analyses, biased reporting of results, and misuse of statistical analyses. It calls for improvements like preregistering trial designs, incorporating the CONSORT checklist for reporting, and conducting simpler, fair tests of interventions for distressed patients.
This document discusses self-care in end-of-life care. It defines self-care as maintaining one's usual practices to deal with problems independently. Exploring self-care empowers patients to learn about their condition and identify support needs. Benefits of self-care for cancer patients include improved health, reduced symptoms, and feeling in control. However, psychological distress and caregiver strain can prevent self-care. Key self-care strategies discussed are maintaining normality, preparing for death, managing physical symptoms, accepting the illness, and relying on social support from family and other patients. The document emphasizes empowering patients through self-care.
Hospice care and palliative care: Is there a difference between the two, and if so, what?
Many people still think that palliative care means hospice care. But today, hospice is only a small part of palliative care.
The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat the symptoms and side effects of a disease; and it should be part of the picture from the first day a serious illness is diagnosed.
Dr. Jim Meadows, Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Tennessee Oncology, will discuss this important topic. How does a family and a health care team best work together to guide a patient through a terminal illness? How does everyone continue to support quality, patient-centered, end-of-life care?
End of life issues in advanced heart failure manalo palliative careDr. Liza Manalo, MSc.
Why aren’t countries accountable to commitment on end of life (#EOL) care for vulnerable people?
For lack of know-how. This presentation aims to teach cardiologists how to provide good palliative care to their patietnts.
This document discusses palliative care in the pediatric setting. It begins by outlining the epidemiology of childhood death, noting that over 55,000 children under 19 die annually in the US from a diverse set of causes including injuries, cancer, and complex chronic conditions. The goals and focus of palliative care are then described, emphasizing active total care to improve quality of life for patients and their families. Five principles of pediatric palliative care are discussed, including respect for patients/families, access to compassionate care, family support, advancement through research/education, and overlapping curative and comfort-focused care. Common symptoms experienced by children at end of life like pain, fatigue and dyspnea are also reviewed.
1) Mental health problems are highly prevalent among prisoner populations globally, with around 1 in 9 prisoners suffering from mental illnesses like depression. However, prisoners' mental health needs often go neglected.
2) Factors inside prisons like overcrowding, isolation from family/friends, and feelings of guilt can cause or exacerbate existing mental health conditions. Imprisonment inevitably deprives individuals of liberties and choices.
3) Addressing prisoners' mental health could yield benefits like decreasing recidivism and diverting the mentally ill away from prisons into treatment. However, challenges remain around stigma, limited resources, and the use of prisons as "dumping grounds" for the mentally ill.
Tom Peters at Inova Health System, Fairfaxbizgurus
The document discusses excellence in healthcare and describes the Planetree model for patient-centered care. The Planetree model focuses on 9 practices: human interaction, informing and empowering patients, including family/friends, nutrition, spirituality, human touch, healing arts, integrating alternative practices, and healing environments. It provides examples of how various hospitals have implemented these practices to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
Music therapy is an effective form of therapy that uses music to improve mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It has been used for over 60 years in medical settings to help patients reduce stress, anxiety, and pain. Music therapy also benefits those with autism, dementia, and other conditions by improving communication, social interaction, and decreasing problem behaviors. Studies show music lowers stress hormones and reduces the need for pain medication in surgery patients. Music therapists design customized music sessions to meet individual client needs and treat a wide range of issues.
Music therapy is a skillful use of music by a certified music therapist to promote mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. It can be used in hospitals to help reduce stress and anxiety in patients. Music therapy involves using musical elements like rhythm, melody and harmony to achieve non-musical treatment goals. It requires a bachelor's degree and clinical training to become a certified music therapist. Research shows music therapy can help with conditions like autism by increasing social interaction and engagement.
Music therapy in paediatric and adolescent cancer patients a scoping reviewJavier González de Dios
La musicoterapia consiste en usar las respuestas y conexiones de una persona con la música para estimular cambios positivos en el estado de ánimo y el bienestar general. Puede ayudar a mejorar la confianza en uno mismo, la comunicación, la independencia, la autoconciencia y la conciencia de los demás y la capacidad de concentración y atención.
La terapia musical puede incluir crear música con instrumentos de todo tipo, cantar, moverse con la música o simplemente escucharla. La interacción musical entre una persona y su terapeuta es importante durante la terapia musical. La improvisación también pueden ser una parte clave de la terapia musical; esto consiste en hacer música en el momento, respondiendo a un estado de ánimo o a un tema.
El uso de la música para terapia y curación se hunde en la historia de la humanidad, aunque es prevalente en la Antigua Grecia, y su uso terapéutico actual empezó a ser consistente en el siglo XX, después de que terminara la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La referencia más antigua a la terapia musical viene de un artículo de 1789 titulado “Consideración física de la música”. En el siglo XIX devino el crecimiento de la investigación médica sobre la capacidad terapéutica de la música, y desde 1940 las universidades empezaron a ofrecer programas de terapia musical. Ahora, existen muchas asociaciones de musicoterapia en todo el mundo y los terapeutas musicales trabajan en consultorios privados, escuelas, centros de atención social y también en centros sanitarios, como es el caso que nos convoca.
Porque hoy os presentamos uno de los artículos generados en la Tesis doctoral que el Dr. Román Rodríguez está desarrollando en nuestro Servicio de Pediatría, bajo el título de “ “ y cuyo objetivo es el de estudiar el valor de la música en los niños y adolescentes con cáncer, en sus familias y también en los propios profesionales sanitarios,
Y en este artículo que compartimos en este enlace y debajo, se realiza una revisión (scoping review) del valor de la musicoterapia en niños y adolescentes con cáncer.
This slideshow is a tour of Cancer Awakens - www.cancerawakens.com - showcasing how our site, newsletter and social media channels support the cancer community.
The document summarizes the development and services of the Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care Team (IMPACT) at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. It discusses how IMPACT evolved from an initial focus on palliative care to offering additional complementary and alternative medicine services. IMPACT now includes practitioners of herbal medicine, yoga, massage, acupuncture, nutrition counseling, and other therapies. It also provides education to medical students and conducts research on topics like the effectiveness of different diets for pediatric oncology patients.
The document summarizes the development and services of the Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care Team (IMPACT) at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. It describes how IMPACT began with a few clinicians in 2005 and has expanded to include various complementary and alternative medicine services. IMPACT assesses patients' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. It also provides education to medical staff and students on palliative care and integrative medicine. IMPACT is researching the effectiveness of interventions like aromatherapy, yoga and alternative diets.
This document provides information about hospice care services from the Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter. It discusses what hospice is, the goals of comfort and quality of life for patients, where patients can receive care, eligibility which includes a prognosis of 6 months or less, the hospice care team, common questions about services, how to discuss hospice with a loved one, bereavement support services, and resources for additional information.
Pattern of cancer in adolescent and young adultsdrkalyanir
This study analyzed cancer patterns in adolescents and young adults in India over a 10-year period. It found that 26.6% of all cancers occurred in this age group, with a female predominance. Epithelial cancers were more common than non-epithelial cancers at younger ages compared to other studies, which may be due to lifestyle and dietary habits. The most common cancers were oral cancer in both males and females, and cervical cancer in females. Bone cancer accounted for 4.52% of cases in this age group, with a higher proportion of females affected than typically seen elsewhere. The results provide insight into risk factors and priorities for cancer prevention and screening programs in India.
We will cover the topic of Palliative Care – specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
Presented by Dr. Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH a tenured Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine (GIM), Geriatric Medicine, and Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (UC SOM)
Hospice Care - Is It Right for You or Your Loved One?Theresa Lynn
This presentation from Wings of Hope Hospice in Allegan, Michigan describes the benefits of hospice care, when hospice care might be appropriate and the geographic area Wings of Hope serves.
The document summarizes recent activities and announcements from the Center for Women's Health Research (CWHR). It discusses the success of the CWHR thanks to its collaborative team. Upcoming events include a national conference in September and a keynote speech by Laura Bush in October. New advisory board members and a researcher spotlight are also announced. The importance of women's health research, team science, and the impact of the CWHR are emphasized.
Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients facing serious illness through comprehensive pain and symptom management and coordination of care across settings. While some view it as a form of rationing, studies show palliative care can help patients live longer while feeling better. It works to resolve conflicts among clinicians and between clinicians and patients/families around goals of care. Implementing a palliative care program at Cape Cod Hospital could help address frequent ER visits and readmissions at end of life through improved symptom control and advance care planning.
Great debate psychosocial interventions in cancer careJames Coyne
The document summarizes issues with past literature on psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. It finds that the literature: 1) does not provide a credible basis for recommending interventions to patients or advocating for insurance coverage due to poor methodological quality; and 2) on average, finds no benefits for patients receiving common interventions like support groups. It outlines endemic problems like lack of intent-to-treat analyses, biased reporting of results, and misuse of statistical analyses. It calls for improvements like preregistering trial designs, incorporating the CONSORT checklist for reporting, and conducting simpler, fair tests of interventions for distressed patients.
This document discusses self-care in end-of-life care. It defines self-care as maintaining one's usual practices to deal with problems independently. Exploring self-care empowers patients to learn about their condition and identify support needs. Benefits of self-care for cancer patients include improved health, reduced symptoms, and feeling in control. However, psychological distress and caregiver strain can prevent self-care. Key self-care strategies discussed are maintaining normality, preparing for death, managing physical symptoms, accepting the illness, and relying on social support from family and other patients. The document emphasizes empowering patients through self-care.
Hospice care and palliative care: Is there a difference between the two, and if so, what?
Many people still think that palliative care means hospice care. But today, hospice is only a small part of palliative care.
The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat the symptoms and side effects of a disease; and it should be part of the picture from the first day a serious illness is diagnosed.
Dr. Jim Meadows, Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Tennessee Oncology, will discuss this important topic. How does a family and a health care team best work together to guide a patient through a terminal illness? How does everyone continue to support quality, patient-centered, end-of-life care?
End of life issues in advanced heart failure manalo palliative careDr. Liza Manalo, MSc.
Why aren’t countries accountable to commitment on end of life (#EOL) care for vulnerable people?
For lack of know-how. This presentation aims to teach cardiologists how to provide good palliative care to their patietnts.
This document discusses palliative care in the pediatric setting. It begins by outlining the epidemiology of childhood death, noting that over 55,000 children under 19 die annually in the US from a diverse set of causes including injuries, cancer, and complex chronic conditions. The goals and focus of palliative care are then described, emphasizing active total care to improve quality of life for patients and their families. Five principles of pediatric palliative care are discussed, including respect for patients/families, access to compassionate care, family support, advancement through research/education, and overlapping curative and comfort-focused care. Common symptoms experienced by children at end of life like pain, fatigue and dyspnea are also reviewed.
1) Mental health problems are highly prevalent among prisoner populations globally, with around 1 in 9 prisoners suffering from mental illnesses like depression. However, prisoners' mental health needs often go neglected.
2) Factors inside prisons like overcrowding, isolation from family/friends, and feelings of guilt can cause or exacerbate existing mental health conditions. Imprisonment inevitably deprives individuals of liberties and choices.
3) Addressing prisoners' mental health could yield benefits like decreasing recidivism and diverting the mentally ill away from prisons into treatment. However, challenges remain around stigma, limited resources, and the use of prisons as "dumping grounds" for the mentally ill.
Tom Peters at Inova Health System, Fairfaxbizgurus
The document discusses excellence in healthcare and describes the Planetree model for patient-centered care. The Planetree model focuses on 9 practices: human interaction, informing and empowering patients, including family/friends, nutrition, spirituality, human touch, healing arts, integrating alternative practices, and healing environments. It provides examples of how various hospitals have implemented these practices to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
Music therapy is an effective form of therapy that uses music to improve mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It has been used for over 60 years in medical settings to help patients reduce stress, anxiety, and pain. Music therapy also benefits those with autism, dementia, and other conditions by improving communication, social interaction, and decreasing problem behaviors. Studies show music lowers stress hormones and reduces the need for pain medication in surgery patients. Music therapists design customized music sessions to meet individual client needs and treat a wide range of issues.
Music therapy is a skillful use of music by a certified music therapist to promote mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. It can be used in hospitals to help reduce stress and anxiety in patients. Music therapy involves using musical elements like rhythm, melody and harmony to achieve non-musical treatment goals. It requires a bachelor's degree and clinical training to become a certified music therapist. Research shows music therapy can help with conditions like autism by increasing social interaction and engagement.
Music therapy in paediatric and adolescent cancer patients a scoping reviewJavier González de Dios
La musicoterapia consiste en usar las respuestas y conexiones de una persona con la música para estimular cambios positivos en el estado de ánimo y el bienestar general. Puede ayudar a mejorar la confianza en uno mismo, la comunicación, la independencia, la autoconciencia y la conciencia de los demás y la capacidad de concentración y atención.
La terapia musical puede incluir crear música con instrumentos de todo tipo, cantar, moverse con la música o simplemente escucharla. La interacción musical entre una persona y su terapeuta es importante durante la terapia musical. La improvisación también pueden ser una parte clave de la terapia musical; esto consiste en hacer música en el momento, respondiendo a un estado de ánimo o a un tema.
El uso de la música para terapia y curación se hunde en la historia de la humanidad, aunque es prevalente en la Antigua Grecia, y su uso terapéutico actual empezó a ser consistente en el siglo XX, después de que terminara la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La referencia más antigua a la terapia musical viene de un artículo de 1789 titulado “Consideración física de la música”. En el siglo XIX devino el crecimiento de la investigación médica sobre la capacidad terapéutica de la música, y desde 1940 las universidades empezaron a ofrecer programas de terapia musical. Ahora, existen muchas asociaciones de musicoterapia en todo el mundo y los terapeutas musicales trabajan en consultorios privados, escuelas, centros de atención social y también en centros sanitarios, como es el caso que nos convoca.
Porque hoy os presentamos uno de los artículos generados en la Tesis doctoral que el Dr. Román Rodríguez está desarrollando en nuestro Servicio de Pediatría, bajo el título de “ “ y cuyo objetivo es el de estudiar el valor de la música en los niños y adolescentes con cáncer, en sus familias y también en los propios profesionales sanitarios,
Y en este artículo que compartimos en este enlace y debajo, se realiza una revisión (scoping review) del valor de la musicoterapia en niños y adolescentes con cáncer.
Music Therapy in Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryJoana Novo
This document discusses the use of music therapy in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Hahnemann University Hospital. It describes how music therapy has been integrated into the consultation-liaison psychiatry service to provide intervention for medical and surgical patients with mental health issues. The music therapist plays an integral role in the consultation-liaison service by providing input during patient discussions and treatment planning. Music therapy sessions generally involve the use of various instruments and engaging patients in music experiences like improvisation, singing, and songwriting to support psychotherapy and facilitate expression of feelings. Examples provided illustrate how music therapy can help change patients' moods and increase involvement and coping during hospitalization.
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The beeping of ventilators and infusion pumps, the hiss of oxygen, the whirring of carts and the chatter of doctors and nurses as they make their rounds—these are the sounds premature babies hear in the NICU The first few days of a typical voice's life. While the sound of such life-saving equipment can be difficult to eliminate, a new study shows that some sounds, such as z' stress, can be a problem. Researchers at Beth Israel Medical Center's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine conducted the study, which included 272 premature infants at 32 weeks or older in 11 Mid-Atlantic neonatal intensive care units. They studied the effects of three types of music: a lullaby chosen and sung by the baby's parents; an "Ocean Disc," a circular instrument invented by the Remo Drum Company that mimics the sounds of the womb; and a gato box, a drum-like Instrument for simulating a two-tone heartbeat rhythm.
American Music Therapy Association Habilitation Music Therapy Research And E...Kim Daniels
Music therapy is an established health profession that uses music to achieve therapeutic goals such as developing communication skills, improving mood, and enhancing quality of life. Research supports the use of music therapy for habilitation (helping individuals attain skills) in areas like speech/singing connections, memory, and mood/behavior regulation. Studies show music therapy can help develop skills for those with chronic conditions and disabilities, and maintain functioning. It is commonly used in special education and as part of multidisciplinary teams. Music therapy interventions are documented and individualized, with typical outcomes like improved social/communication skills and reduced problem behaviors.
This document discusses potential benefits and risks of inhaled corticosteroids for disabled people. It finds that while inhaled corticosteroids effectively treat asthma, high doses can suppress the adrenal glands and affect growth and bone density. However, at standard pediatric doses, serious long-term issues are unlikely. The document advocates titrating doses carefully and considering both advantages of treatment and potential long-term effects on various body systems.
Music Therapy in End of Life Care Literature ReviewKim Best
This document provides an overview of music therapy in end of life care based on literature. It discusses the history of music therapy beginning in hospice care in the 1970s. Goals of music therapy in end of life care include physical, emotional, and spiritual support for patients and bereavement support for families. Common music therapy interventions include songwriting, lyric analysis, improvisation, singing, instrument playing, and music listening, which are tailored to individual patient needs and goals. The overall aim of music therapy is to improve quality of life for patients and provide comfort during the dying process.
The value of music therapy in the expression of emotions in children with cancerJavier González de Dios
Con respecto al proyecto de tesis que llevamos desarrollando en los últimos años en nuestro Servicio de Pediatría en relación con el valor de la musicoterapia en los pacientes pediátricos oncológicos, en sus familias y en los propios profesionales sanitarios que los atienden, hoy compartimos este artículo “The value of music therapy in the expression of emotions in children with cáncer” publicado en European Jounal of Cancer Care.
Os dejamos el artículo completo para su lectura, pero incluimos el resumen del mismo:
“Background. Children with cancer are subjected to aggressive tests and treatments that can affect their emotional states. Studies available in the academic literature analyse the effect of music therapy on the emotions of these patients are scarce.
Objectives. The objective of this study was to explore and transform the emotional responses that may arise with the application of music therapy (MT) in children with oncological pathology.
Methods. The methodology of this study was based on the participatory action research approach. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 27 children with cancer who participated in 65MT sessions. Interviews were also conducted with their families.
Results. We conducted a thematic analysis using MAXQDA software. Three main categories emerged from this process as follows: (1) expression: children with cancer stated that MT made it easier for them to express their emotions, with indirect benefits to families; (2) participation: patients showed interest in the sessions; and (3) experiences: MT was valued and created a positive environment. The results of this research demonstrate the positive transformative power MT had on children with cancer in terms of their emotions.
Conclusions. Positive results were achieved through MT that encouraged the expression of emotions by children with cancer and favoured and improved their moods. In addition, it also encouraged social interactions in the hospital and helped the children to better cope with their illness through self-awareness. Their families also benefited. Therefore, we encourage healthcare professionals to support the use of MT in paediatric oncology settings”.
Music therapy has been used historically as a therapeutic tool to impact emotions and physiology. A literature review identified 49 peer-reviewed studies from 1990-2012 investigating the effects of music therapy on variables like anxiety, pain, vital signs, and biochemical markers. The studies represented a variety of clinical settings and populations. The review found that music therapy reduced anxiety and sedative requirements in 42 studies, impacted vital signs in 30 studies, reduced pain and analgesic use in 22 studies, and influenced mood and biochemical markers in some studies. The evidence suggests music therapy may be useful as an adjuvant therapy in many clinical contexts by positively influencing physiological stress and pain responses.
Music has both positive and negative effects on people's mental and physical health. While some music promotes negative topics like drugs and sex, music therapy has been shown to help manage pain, reduce stress and anxiety, boost mood, and aid physical healing. Studies also show music can improve cognitive abilities and athletic performance when listening to enjoyable music. However, very loud or repetitive music may cause harm by inducing seizures or tinnitus. Overall, music has significant impacts and benefits for people when used constructively.
Music therapy has been shown to have benefits for numerous medical conditions. Studies have found that singing lessons improved pulmonary function and quality of life for COPD patients. Music therapy reduced anxiety and improved self-esteem and feelings of well-being for patients. Vibration therapy also led to reduced Parkinson's symptoms like rigidity and improved walking. Music may relieve pain and increase responsiveness to antidepressants by elevating pain thresholds. It can also reduce stress, anxiety, blood pressure and improve immune system function. The effects are likely strongest when the music matches a person's personal preferences.
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Abstract
It is evident that the adolescents with cancer diseases will have anxiety or pain in most
time of their life as they battle the condition. Researchers in the medical field have carried
several investigations to prove that music therapy is appropriate to help such population of the
society to cope up with the situation and feel some comforts. The music of their wish should be
at their bedsides in the hospitals or in any other place where the adolescent's patients stay as they
manage their cancerous conditions. In many cancer centers in America and other nations of the
world, music therapy is gaining an increased use of a methodology to assist such like teenagers.
The document checks on the several research works of literature to unearth the benefits of music
therapy to children in puberty stage towards living with the challenging situations of cancer
anxiety and related pains.
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How Music Therapy Helps Adolescents with Cancer Cope
Introduction
Music therapy is evidence associated profession and practice in which song is utilized to
support individuals actively as they work to standardize their health within a therapeutic
relationship by an accredited psychologist (Kamioka et al., 2014). Music therapists have
established music remedy medications programs appropriate to the strengths and needs of the
patients who may be in a group or an individual. The treatment plan is specific to each person.
The professionals trained in music therapy need multidiscipline courses such as musicianship,
theories of psychiatry, behavioral science, psychotherapy, and clinical experience to handle
client’s problems appropriately. Music therapy is especially crucial for utilization among patients
of adolescents or young adults who undergo uncertainty as they manage cancer or at some points
struggle to resolve and express the psychological related to the risk. Recent studies have
supported that music therapy usually help in comforting cancer patients.
Importance of Music Therapy to Adolescents and Youths
Though there is increased recognition of how music influences cognition, physical
energy, mood, or motivation to take initiation, some research fails to differentiate between the
music therapy and the environmental music. The main differences are that music therapy
evaluates the needs of the individual patient before inventing a therapeutic association as well as
adjusting music interventions at the occurrence time depending on the sick person needs. Such
components are missing with the environmental music. However environmental music can
benefit several patients at once. Surrounding music is sometimes refers to as music medicine
where the patient has a passive listening experience with playing music record. The nurse
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chooses the music without contacting the patient. The patient cannot even explore or reflect on
the meaning of the music (Bunt & Stige, 2014).
The actual process of music therapy involves writing song lyrics and producing videos.
Activities under music therapy may include movements to music rhyme, playing instruments,
relaxation practices, singing or songwriting, the patient performing musical tools of choice to
preferred tune, or the music therapist playing live instruments like piano or guitar. The use of
music is in the US and across other continents of the world. The purpose of musical therapy has
resulted in a more survival rate of adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer diseases.
According to O'Connor et al. (2014), music cure has even led to an increased five-year rate of
survival which can reach an estimate of 85 percent. However, about 16,000 young adults are
diagnosed yearly with cancer ailments (O'Connor et al., 2014).
The malignant diseases in humans mostly interfere with health and general conditions of
the affected adolescents and youths. When providing music therapy, emotional and physical
support to the group should relate to the patient's psychosocial demands. It is further indicated
that in approximately 80 percent families, one or several caregivers undergo posttraumatic stress
symptoms as the adolescence or the young adult undergoes cancer medication. Nevertheless, the
discovery of creative therapies like music therapy has a positive influence on the psychosocial
well-being of pediatric sick persons put under medical settings (O'Connor et al., 2014).
In most cases, the treatment of music therapy encompasses association between the
trained psychologist and the patients. Therapists frequently use music to help facilitate the
patient’s self-expression as well as the relaxation while the sick person listens to the music. The
patient can also actively take part in the music by creating it or singing in a group or solo. Since
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music is readily adaptable to structure and period, it suits medical arrangements where
psychosocial intervention may require maybe only 15 minutes of relaxation before an over hour
personal or individual-session. It will facilitate self-expression as well as meaning-making. There
is no mandatory requirement for any adolescence or the young adult to possess experience with
music hence making it easier to promote patient participation. The patient who finds it
challenging to adapt to traditional therapies might discover music therapy as the best acceptable
alternative from the advice of a nurse (Raglio et al., 2015).
In the study conducted by Korczak et al. (2013), investigations in healthcare state that
music therapy assists persons with cancer to cope with loss, grief, mental, and physical suffering.
It further helps the teens and the young adults to establish, make, or bring back their identity. The
use of music has become common for use with under-eighteens experiencing cancer ailments.
The reports about adolescences age suffering from cancer-related diseases show that after
participation in music session or listening to music, the group finds comfort and support in
stressful situations. Parents or caregivers of such teen’s patients usually report an improvement
in communication, self-expression including internalizing and externalizing difficulties (Korczak
et al., 2013). However, it is still unknown the impact of music therapy on caregivers of the
adolescence and youths living with cancer. Medics have conducted many studies in the
interactive music therapy as well as the pediatric oncology.
Interactive and integrative therapies
Several types of interactive treatments, as well as integrative interventions, exist among
medical professionals. The integrative interventions are considered as a therapy that functions to
help the patient and their families’ medication requirements. They include virtual realities,
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creative arts therapy, mind-body techniques, manipulative activities, traditional healers, and bio-
field therapies. The creative arts therapy encompasses imagination interaction, communication
that allows the transfer of ideas between a professional therapist and the patient hence
participatory in nature to determine the treatment action. Research have shown that adolescence
that undergoes music therapy have reduced cancer pain as compared to similar group with no
music therapies (Orrigo, 2015).
According to Carr et al. (2013), interactive therapy indicates some validation of the
effectiveness of reducing anxiety and pain among adolescents and young adults with cancer. It is
imperative since the patient does not have to experience pain to limit the tension and the
associated pain of the condition. The procedure is further flexible; however, each patient has
differences leading to unlike results. The music therapy has a positive distraction, and better
therapist must choose both verbal and non-verbal means to assists the affected youths or the
young adult person. The process results to curing interaction which is beneficial for the patient.
Factors like increasing the mood of the adolescence or the feeling of well-being bring a near
excellent outcome to friends, family, and more importantly the patient. The provision of music
therapy is recommended for nurses who can teach parents of the patient on how to provide the
treatment (Carr et al., 2013).
Interactive Music Therapy Analysis
Interactive music therapy is one example of integrative treatment where music is the
principal means for the therapist to connect with the patient to bring some positive and creative
thinking. The music itself is considered as a long time universal language that penetrates a
person to beat other life stressful obstacles. Whether in demographic, cultural, socioeconomic,
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and diseases related barriers, music has a means of establishing a connection as well as relief to
persons in need and the discussion case, the adolescents, and youths suffering from cancer
diseases. Over decades and in all ages, music is credited to have the power that can create hope
out of darkness. In history, classical music was theorized to bring longevity including heath. In
the ancient Greek periods, hymnals were sung by the patients’ bedside, and sick persons felt
relieved or reduced suffering (Korczak et al., 2013).
Nowadays 100 percent of the US leading medical centers or hospitals provide interactive
music therapies treatments for patients. The leading hospitals in the country understand the
extended benefits of an interactive music therapy plans for many of their patients (Zebrack et al.,
2016). The person or nurse who is responsible for responsible providing music therapy must
have a minimum undergraduate degree in the music therapy course. The music therapist must
further undergo a day or 12-hours period of formal training in clinical education to qualify them
to sit music therapy exam that can award them the participatory license. Since the course is
multidisciplinary, the music therapist can work in any field of psychology to assist different
kinds of patients as well as in many areas.
Additional personal traits are needed mainly to help some cancer patients who possess
unique behaviors. Some patients fail to show how they enjoy the music therapy or the nurse
interaction. Some patients after observing the musical instruments can transform from anxiety or
depression to become relaxed and confidence even before playing the instruments. The primary
positive outcome is when the patient sits up, smiles and even start to show physical moves. In
most cases, caregivers also feel relieved emotionally by witnessing their cancer youths or
adolescents behave lively for the first time (Kennedy et al., 2014).
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Active music therapy will give the patient a room to determine the outcome of the
treatment through their imagination and ideas. The process acknowledges the active side of the
adolescents or the young adults hence important for the healing process of the child. When the
cancer patients find a perfect music therapist, the adolescence can have even a chance to walk
from the unwanted hospital environment and have full freedom of expression thus an escape
from the condition. The music therapist can bring several instruments and have the patient
choose the best hence establishing a world of empowerment for the sick youth.
Models for Music Therapy
The emotional support arising from music therapy cannot be valued (Kennedy et al.,
2014). Some three ways or models for conducting music therapy include the intervention
utilization of music-based activities to nurture a predictable condition as well as allowing for the
sick person autonomy. Another one gives the child dynamisms through the live music use. The
last model is where the music therapist facilitates an action that keeps the patient mindset central.
The nurse therapist includes all the three models to give the adolescence or the young
adult an opportunity to self-regulate their psychology or emotions as well as response to the
anxiety situation. The three models are again related to other two therapies of music that are
passive audiobook listening and passive music listening. The outcome of the latter researchers
reveals that it helps adolescents cope with the situation that is active engagement as well as face
effects. The patient has several choices to play and explore in an interactional and active
surroundings. Active music engagement is a type of interactive music therapy that can advance
patient’s positive feelings and even work to relieve the symptoms of cancer from adolescence or
young adult persons.
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Symptoms of Cancer in Adolescents that Therapy Music Treats
Adolescence and youths suffering cancer have the following symptoms. One most
common symptom is anxiety, stress, and physical pain. The stress-related symptoms may result
in a slow growth and withdrawal from the surrounding. Pain control is normally challenging as
there been no pain reliever apart from medication painkillers. The situation is worse in young
people as compared to adults. Many investigations show that interactive music therapy
encourages a positive healthy relationships as well as a self-image. It also limits the consumption
of analgesics (Ghasemtabar et al., 2015). More significantly, it is related to normalcy and some
good hope a hospital environment which is known for its mind-boggling activities.
Pain is very dangerous to any person more so to still growing adolescence and young
adults. When not taken care off at an early stage, it may leads to hopelessness, depression, fear,
and anxiety. It is additionally indicated that it leads to deprivation of basic needs of
independence competence as well as relatedness to others. Pains which are associated to cancer
ailments are outcomes of painful medications and treatments including the advancing tumors.
The adolescence body reacts to strange substance with edema, necrosis, tissue inflammation, and
other destructive changes of biochemical (Ramphal et al, 2011). The popular causes of chronic
cancer pains are metastases in the human bones as well as the neurons compression. Some
hospitals prescribe analgesics to relieve cancer patients from pain but there are several
limitations of the medication. It is because the medication never gives a complete pain relief.
Moreover, the patient using the hospital painkillers can develop some tolerance mostly if
they rely on pain relievers. The tolerance will come in cases where there is continuous need to
use the drug to limit body pains. It has been revealed that adolescents who undergo music
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therapy in most cases have fewer analgesic conditions. Healthcare facilities need to learn the
requirements of each cancer patients and in the case of adolescence or young adults they should
provide alternative pain relievers like music therapy. A hospital without a music therapist
professional should hire one to oversee cancer related treatments processes. Though music
therapies reduce pain in cancer patients, the provision of analgesics remains the primary pain
reliever in hospitals (Tyrer & Fazel, 2014).
Nurses function to conduct assessments for proper efficacy and dosages including
incorporation of music therapy along with pain medication to benefit a cancer patient. If the pain
persists after utilizing prescribed painkillers, then the doctor can advise for addition of music
therapist. However, reducing or stopping pain in adolescence and young adults is difficult
sometimes. First the subjective sensational pain makes individuals differ in their awareness as
well as sensitivity for pain. Moreover, there are inadequate studies to investigate adolescence and
youths’ pediatric pain management as compared in adult persons or elderly patients. In cases
where pediatric pain remains untreated, it can result in prolonged psychological problems. When
pediatric pain is untreated, it can lead to long-term psychological problems (Livingston et al.,
2014).
Pain may remain untreated due to some reasons in adolescence. First, the age may want
to prove that they are strong hence failing to expose their hurt to avoid disappointing the nurse or
caregivers. The young generations may also fail to understand the concept of pain accordingly
thereby failing to interpret the pain resulting from cancer correctly. Pain may occur in avoidance
of social environments hence anxiety and stress. When music therapist fails to give the careful
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treatment, the young person may create withdrawal and develop to become an introvert to adapt
to own copping means. Interactive music therapy is the most effective tool to deal with cancer
pain in adolescence and young adults (Bradt et al., 2011).
The Outcome of Music Therapy
The most useful music therapy should be interactive and engaging. As the patient seeks
mastery over their setting, they are in a position to have the independence to establish a safer or
secure relationship. Interactive music therapy fosters massive meaningful emotions, coping
mechanisms, and realizations. Most patients with cancer who underwent music therapy report
words like calm, peaceful, faith, memories, religion, increased motivation, spiritual, enhanced
connectivity, and soothing among others. Music therapy nature of companionship, as well as
camaraderie, lessens the feelings of loneliness and isolation including normalization of the
adolescence or the young person’s environment. Since the symptoms of cancer among youths
and adolescence are subjective, the treatment should be flexible to encompass the massive
emotional, physical, and mental effects of the stigma (Kim, 2013)
In a more in-depth analysis, music therapy is an excellent healing methodology for cancer
patients primarily adolescents and young adults due to their generation or age. Adolescents
usually become keen in a musical situation and enjoy the words if they love the song or the
music. Recent musical therapy studies have discovered that music is conducive to pain reduction.
Another investigation by Bradt et al. (2011) reveals that adolescents who are sickling from
cancer mostly favor familiar traditionally appropriate music.
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Other researchers merely record facial expression from adolescence patients and find that
persons who underwent music therapy show a happier face as compared to those who haven’t
received any slightest musical treatment. Studies have shown the possibilities as well as the
advantages of using music therapy in the care of puberty generation suffering from cancer. Such
musical medicines can be included as a complementary therapy to a conventional and treatment
care to provide hope in relieving the symptoms resulting from nursing and medical situations
(Weitlauf et al., 2014).
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Conclusion
Therefore, the use of musical therapy is a strategy or a health care intervention invented
to help care for the adolescences and the young adults including their immediate care providers
or friends to reduce anxiety, stress-related, and pain. It resulted from the complexities of
managing cancer-related problems in young generations. It has been found that music helps
strengthen ties as well as a communicating resource between the patient and family associates
including the hospital professionals. It leads to individualized, comprehensive, and humanized
care. It is a resource in the medical sector with less financial costs. It also brings a massive
positive quality result on the patient improvements. Moreover, it is a crucial tool for advancing
the mental and physical health of sick adolescence or youth who are managing or struggling with
chronic and acute cancer conditions. No matter, the advantages including the evolution of the
conventional therapies in hospitals that include music therapies, more extensive investigations
are still demanding to deepen the current knowledge on the subject and seek new ways as well as
the applicability of music with explanatory samples. Thus complete management of cancer
challenges among adolescents and young adults would be realized in Americans healthcare
facilities.
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