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Music therapy and music medicine interventions have been used to alleviate symptoms and treatment side effects and address psychosocial needs in people with cancer. In music medicine interventions, patients simply listen to pre-recorded music that is offered by a medical professional.
The review found that music therapy significantly reduces depression and anxiety disorders among breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer patients. It is needful for healthcare providers to incorporate music therapy interventions while treating people with cancer.
Jan 5, 2012 · Music therapy is one of the oldest forms of creative art therapy and has been shown to have effects in different clinical and therapeutic settings, such as schizophrenia, pain, cardiovascular parameters, and dementia.
- What Is Live Therapeutic Music?
- What Is Music Therapy?
- What Is Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy?
Used in various settings including hospitals, hospice care, and home care, therapeutic music utilizes live music to provide an environment to encourage the healing process. Therapeutic musicians are certified through various training programs and have credentials offered by their specific programs. Live therapeutic music has been shown to help redu...
According to the American Music Therapy Association, this practice uses music to address emotional, social, physical, and cognitive needs of individuals. Music therapy can be used with all ages, from work with pre-natal to hospice and end of life care and anyone in between, including people with cancer. The music is used as a tool to reach non-musi...
Stephanie is a graduate of the Music for Healing and Transition Program and works as a certified music practitioner, providing live therapeutic harp music at the bedside. The Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy(VAHT) process harnesses the harp’s natural vibrations via amplification and channels them directly into a special mat that has embedded speakers. Th...
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Apr 16, 2020 · Moderator analyses identified studies with a single session of music therapy and the use of receptive techniques to produce larger effects regarding psychological well-being. Conclusion: Music therapy can improve relevant health-outcomes in cancer patients and should therefore be offered in various treatment phases. Future research should ...
- Friederike Köhler, Friederike Köhler, Zoe-Sofia Martin, Ruth-Susanne Hertrampf, Christine Gäbel, Chr...
- 2020
Oct 12, 2021 · This systematic review indicates that music interventions compared to standard care may have beneficial effects on anxiety, depression, hope, pain, and fatigue in adults with cancer. The results of two trials suggest that music interventions may have a beneficial effect on anxiety in children with c …
Dec 20, 2023 · Based on evidence from 81 studies, a 2021 review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews found music interventions, such as music therapy, can reduce anxiety, alleviate depression, increase feelings of hope and improve quality of life in adults with cancer.
