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In an empirical study of single-session music therapy, Krout studied the effects of music therapy on pain, physical comfort and relaxation among 80 hospice patients over a total of 90 sessions. Although the number of sessions ranged from one to four for each subject, the average number was one session (74 subjects received only single sessions).
There are few quantitative music therapy studies on pain in hospice and palliative care. A 2010 Cochrane review of music therapy at the end of life included five trials. Only two small studies with a combined sample size of 45 examined the effect of music therapy on pain in hospice patients.
- Kathy Jo Gutgsell, Mark D Schluchter, Seunghee Margevicius, Peter Alexander DeGolia, Beth McLaughlin...
- 2013
♦ Music therapy may reduce pain in people with cancer (Bradt et al., 2021) and in palliative care and hospice patients (Gallagher et al., 2017; Gutgsell et al., 2013; McConnell et al., 2016). ♦ Music therapy may reduce pain in burn patients (Fratianne et al., 2001; Tan et al., 2010; Whitehead-Pleaux et al., 2009).
In addition, Bowers et al. 29 reported that music therapy reduced pain of adult patients undergoing palliative care. Bro et al. 30 also presented a similar outcome after giving an evaluation of the application of music therapy in cancer treatment. The mitigation effect of music therapy on physical pain was in line with the expected conjecture ...
- Yinyan Gao, Yanping Wei, Wenjiao Yang, Lili Jiang, Xiuxia Li, Jie Ding, Guowu Ding
- 2019
Mar 4, 2016 · Three studies were included in the review. Findings suggest that music therapy may be effective for helping to reduce pain in palliative care patients (standard mean deviation = −0.42, 95% confidence interval = −0.68 to −0.17, p = 0.001).
- Tracey McConnell, David Scott, Sam Porter
- 2016
Mar 19, 2024 · Methods: A total of 18 hospice patients, selected based on scores ≥4 on the revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r) items on pain, depression, anxiety, or well-being, participated in MT sessions provided by a board-certified music therapist. Over a period of 2-3 weeks, 3-4 MT sessions were conducted for each.
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The effect of music therapy on the spirituality of persons in an in-patient hospice unit as measured by self-report. Journal of Music Therapy, 44 (2), 113-122. doi: 10.1093/jmt/47.2.180
