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The use of music therapy interventions within pediatric healthcare is becoming increasingly popular because of the unique outcome music is able to provide. The purpose of this study was to investigate how music therapy within in-patient...
The purpose of this study was to conduct a content analysis of nine research articles related to the needs of African American parents/caregivers of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The primary topics explored...
Evidence on the efficacy of music interventions for patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is actively developing within and outside of the music therapy profession. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review...
The prevalence of a diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has been on the rise globally. Due to the severe symptoms that interrupt the daily life of those diagnosed with SCD and the absence of an accessible cure, services addressing...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether older adults prefer traditional music therapy techniques or iPad assisted music therapy techniques. Participants (N=17) for this study were well-elderly adults contacted through a local...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of silence, story reading, acapella singing, and guitar playing on inducing sleep in preschool-aged children within the first 15 minutes of naptime. Thirty-five two- and four-year...
The purpose of this study was to explore how asking for general music preferences compares to asking for music preferences that relate to the intended objective (in this case, relaxation), and to determine if one of these types of...
There has been much research conducted to determine the effects of gender bias in healthcare fields such as nursing. However, there has been very little research on this subject done in the field of music therapy. This study attempts to...
The purpose of this thesis is to research and compile the five major religions in the United States in order to provide hospice music therapists with informative material on how the philosophies of those religions may affect a patient...
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited blood disorders in which the hemoglobin of the red blood cells is abnormal, cause the shape of the cell to be sickle, and cause severe pain. The purposes of this study were to discover...
The purpose of this study was to conduct a content analysis of interviews with African American music therapists effectively serving African American clients. The primary topics that were discussed in this study were (a) cultural...
Emergencies and disasters are happening more frequently in the United States. The current study investigates music therapist's perspectives on the use of music therapy interventions to facilitate care for clients impacted by a disaster....
There is a need for evidence-based research in the field of music therapy, and interest in evidence-based practice among music therapists in the United States has led to the development of neuroscience informed approaches to music...
Admission to the hospital can be a highly stressful time for children and their families. Music therapy may be implemented to reduce anxiety, help the child express himself/herself, and alleviate pain, among other goals. Parental...
The purpose of this study was to better understand how local veterans use music in their daily lives and attempt to comprehend their interests in music therapy services. Data was analyzed for 45 participants, 36 non-student veterans and...
Music therapy interventions have proven to reduce anxiety, diminish stress, palliate pain, increase medical care satisfaction, and show benefits in acute symptom management. The emergency department is a concentrated hospital area where...
Quantitative and Qualitative Research of Music Therapy Interventions with Adult Mental Health Populations: A Descriptive Analysis to Guide Future Research and Clinical Practice
As the need for psychosocial interventions in mental healthcare in the United States continues to be a relevant issue, music therapists can provide music interventions to address a variety of mental health objectives. The American Music...
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, early intervention services are offered to children and their families from birth to three years of age. Likewise early childhood special education services are offered from three to...
The purpose of this study was to explore the long-term effect of music therapy intervention (in this case, progressive muscle relaxation) on the self-perceived stress levels of nurses compared to nurses not receiving the intervention....
The Use of Individualized Musically Adapted Social Stories in Family-Based and Individual-Based Settings to Promote Appropriate Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of musically adapted social stories in family- and individual-based interventions on decreasing the problematic behaviors of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents and guardians understand the specific benefits of a music-based early intervention program for their child's development, when given data documented through observational methods...
The purpose of this study was to assess music therapists' knowledge of autism via a validated measure to explore their perspectives regarding how they practiced music therapy with autistic clients. The participants for this study were...
The purpose of this study was to explore how medical and nursing students are exposed to information about music therapy during their training. This study also sought to explore the relationship between student exposure to music therapy...
The purpose of this study is to collect information from board-certified music therapists regarding their experiences working with clients who have suffered from Spiritual Abuse (SA) and or trauma. Based on the perspective of music...
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience atypical patterns of sensory processing. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) occurs when sensory information is interpreted incorrectly or not filtered appropriately. This...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between leadership styles and music therapy by examining perceptions of leadership styles among music therapy student and professional leaders within one of the seven regions of...
Emotional and behavioral related disorders are prevalent in both special education and mental health fields. Music therapists have been working with children and adolescents labeled as emotionally disturbed since before the Journal of...
Music therapy as a field has strived to embrace multiculturalism within education and practice. Over hundreds of thousands come to the United States in pursuit of higher education every year. For decades, these international scholars...
The current state of the public education system in the United States is rooted in standards-based curriculum. The standards outline milestones that all students must achieve in order to demonstrate competency in their grade level. New...
Music therapy services have been shown to increase patient and caregiver satisfaction with services and their perceptions of the facility where care was received. The purpose of this investigation was to gather data on the effect of...
Music therapy is a rapidly growing allied health profession. In order to become a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), one must complete a college degree program approved by the American Music Therapy Association, which includes an...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how board-certified music therapists (MT-BCs) address communication goals with multilingual clients with communication disabilities and overall confidence throughout the process of working...
Nurses comprise the largest single component of hospital staff, and are the primary providers of direct patient care (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011). Nationwide, nursing is the largest healthcare profession, with more...
Music therapy has been used in the psychiatric setting to improve emotional regulation, increase coping skills and interpersonal skills, and provide a safe therapeutic environment, but evidence on the use of music therapy interventions...
A growing number of music therapists across the country own a private practice that provides music therapy services to a variety of populations. The purpose of this survey was to analyze data based on demographics of music therapy...
Music Therapy with Immigrants from Spanish Speaking Countries: A Survey of Families' Perspectives and Experiences of Music Therapy for Their Loved Ones in Hospice Care
As the need for multicultural awareness continues to grow, it becomes prevalent in a music therapist career to incorporate music interventions that address diverse culturally based populations. This research paper investigates music...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which articles in four music therapy journals with more than 30 volumes published discussed the use of trauma- focused music therapy with trauma survivors. A content analysis of...
The purpose of this study was to run a pilot test of a prototype device meant to investigate the effects of contingent music volume change on gait performance. The researcher aimed to answer two primary questions in regards to this study...
The purpose of this review was to identify and describe assessments used in music therapy and music medicine used with children and adolescents with mental health symptoms. After database searches were completed and studies screened for...
Asthma and wheezing are common illnesses among children today. The effects on the respiratory system, and other health factors such as having sickle cell disease, can further contribute to an exacerbated health issue resulting in...
There is much research on music preferences, responses to music, and music therapy using client-preferred music. Not as much research exists about the effects of music therapists' preferred music, specifically their disliked music. The...
The purpose of this research was to expose the potential deficits that exist in the standard music therapy practice- specifically involving the "Iso Principle." The study also serves to gauge the perceptual views of those who are not...
Patients in palliative care have many different medical and psychosocial needs that encompass the whole person. A family-centered approach is conducive to this population due to the immense emotional and psychological burden impending...
The purpose of this study was to observe people's perception of portrayed emotion in singing, and if emotion intensity influences perception of emotion. Participants, who were undergraduate non-music majors (N = 39), took part in in a...
Many music therapists provide school-based services of various forms throughout the country. Music therapy is eligible for inclusion in IEPs as a related service, but there has been little to no research into the rate at which music...
Using Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy to Reframe Hegemonic Narratives about Black Women in Hip-Hop: Background, Theory, and Session Plans for Music Therapists
Previous scholarship on Black adolescent girls and the construction of their identities have shown that hegemonic narratives about Black women's bodies and sexuality in hip hop have had a profound impact on their sense of agency, sexual...
The purpose of this study was to descriptively analyze the salaries of music therapists from 2012-2021, and compare salaries of related helping professions in the year 2021. Research questions included 1) How do music therapists'...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of video modeling on social initiations by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to engage in traditional versus musical play. The researcher produced two video models. Video...
The purpose of this study was to assess music therapists' knowledge of music therapy research for treatment for persons with diabetes mellitus (DM). Participants (N = 236) for this study were music therapists who were members of the...
Working in behavioral health, one sees many different people, function levels, and mental illness. Many patients appear to struggle with identifying emotion. In many groups, emotion has been discussed and there has been many times where...
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