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Thirty-six students, twenty-six females and ten male subjects, volunteered from The Florida State University College Of Music to participate in a study to determine the effect of music volume on simulated driving skills. All subjects met...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of singing paired with signing on second language acquisition of university music students under active and passive learning conditions. In addition, emotional states of the subjects...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of choral singing on the blood pressure and oxygen saturation of individuals with Parkinson's disease. The study followed a pre-post test ABA1B reversal design across 4 days, in which...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of music on non-responsive patients in a hospice setting. Non-responsive was defined as those patients who were comatose or whose terminal illness had progressed to the point that the...
The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a significant difference between self-reported scores of anxiety, mood state, and pain levels and the physiological comparison of vital signs when patients are allowed to listen to...
These case studies examined the effect of music reinforced nonnutritive sucking on term infants receiving intravenous lines. Intravenous lines are a common invasive procedure that hospitalized infants endure. Subjects were between the...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a lyric analysis and group discussion vs. other music therapy techniques, on values clarification and decision- making styles of adolescent delinquents. Eighteen middle school...
The aim of this series of case studies is to determine whether music therapy interventions are effective in decreasing perceived stress levels in parents of premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The principal...
This study examined the effects of music therapy on women in early labor. Dependent variables were fetal heart rate (FHR), uterine contraction intensity (UCI), perceptual pain, and perceptual fatigue. Subjects were forty (N=40)...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not there was a difference between felt emotion and perceived emotion upon viewing posed facial expressions of four basic emotions matched and mismatched, with a priori music...
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...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of music therapy on parents' and pediatric patients' perception of the nurse. Both patient (N=40) and parent (N=40) groups were given a post-test after music therapy intervention to...
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 purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of music therapy interventions on grief and spirituality of family members of patients in a hospice setting. The subjects (N = 60) were the family members or significant others of...
The Effect of Individual Music Therapy Sessions on Mood and Motivation for Progress in Physical and Occupational Therapies Among Adult Rehabilitation Patients
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if individual music therapy sessions had an effect on state mood levels and motivation to progress in physical and occupational therapies among adult patients in an inpatient...
Limited research exists exploring how music therapists address parent-related needs and concerns in the NICU. The purpose of the study was to expand existing knowledge and literature regarding how music therapists work with parents and...
While researchers have documented the clinical use of music in medical settings, little is known about music therapists working in this setting. The purpose of the present study was to examine the demographics, educational and clinical...
The purpose of the study was to examine the role of music in lyric analysis with live music, recorded music and no-music conditions. In this study, group differences were examined with four categories: emotional changes, perceived...
The purpose of this study was to determine if music therapy aided in the acquisition of social skills in a preschool setting. Subjects were preschool students enrolled in the facility, including typically developing children and children...
A Survey of Music Therapy Students in the U.S: ย Musical Background, Academicย Interests, Career Aspirations, Personal Characteristics and Qualifications
The purpose of this study was to describe attributes of a sample of current music therapy students in the United States. A total of 53 questions were designed and electronically mailed to music therapy students (N=841) who were...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a music therapy voice protocol (MTVP) on speech intelligibility and mood changes of individuals diagnosed with Parkinson disease. Each of six patients participated...
This study seeks to discover stereotypes people may have about different music genres and if these stereotypes are projected onto an individual. Subjects (N = 388) were comprised of student members of the American Music Therapy...
The Effect of Live Music via the Iso-Priniciple on Pain Management in Palliative Care as Measured by Self-Report Using a Graphic Rating Scale (GRS) and Pulse Rate
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of live music via the iso-principle on pain management in palliative care. A total of forty subjects participated in this study and were evenly divided into two groups: control ...
Body image, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders are issues for which more and more people are seeking treatment. Children and adults alike are experiencing these problems in our society, and there are many aspects to body image...
The purpose of this survey and subsequent interview was to investigate parents' use of developmental music activities taught in a weekly music group. We specifically questioned what type of activities were most used by parents, the...
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life, anxiety level, and the family satisfaction of patients' during their end of life experience within a medical setting. Any patient admitted to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare...
Families are the building blocks of society and the first system that children are a part of. Varying in both structure and function, families serve to develop their members and create a collective identity. When the family system...
This study examined the effects of music therapy with a psychoeducation curriculum with 40 heterogeneously diagnosed adult psychiatric patients. This study used two pre/posttests, Life Skills Attitude Questionnaire (LSA) and Community...
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...
Current research shows the numerous benefits of music therapy techniques within hospice settings. However, there is little research to show us how often these techniques are differentiated or employed within hospice settings. The purpose...
This study will focus on the effects of live music therapy, on adults, in the emergency room for pain and/or anxiety management and to ascertain benefits for emergency room management and quality of care. Clinical guidelines for...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect, if any, receiving music therapy services has on the satisfaction level and consumer behavior of clients at pediatric interdisciplinary clinics. Pediatric interdisciplinary clinic was...
The purpose of this post hoc analysis was to investigate whether the use of music therapy to meet the emotional needs of adults in inpatient rehabilitation had any impact on patient length of stay. Subjects used in this study were all...
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...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that music therapy, and songwriting in particular, have on the family members of hospice patients. Participants (N=8) were chosen from an available group of families who experienced...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the observable behaviors and perceptions of participants receiving music therapy for relaxation based upon the key of sung music (high range or low range). Qualifying participants consisted of...
The Effect of Music Therapy and Songwriting in Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients and Their Families as Measured by Self-Report
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life and anxiety/depression level of cancer patients and their families within a hospital setting. Any patient admitted to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare that met the criteria for...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in relaxation between subjects participating in music relaxation techniques (n=14) and subjects participating in their daily group sessions (n=13). Subjects consisted of 15 male...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to development a protocol incorporating music therapy behavior modification techniques with normal development of feeding skills, implement this protocol with infants and young children, and...
The Effect of Music vs. Nonmusic Paired with Gestures on Spontaneous Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills of Children with Autism Between the Ages 1-5
The purpose of this study was to determine if music vs. nonmusic paired with gestures increased the spontaneous verbal and nonverbal communication in children with autism between the ages 1-5. There was an experimental, music, n=5 group...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of family music therapy sessions on the attachment behaviors of children and adolescents in foster and adoptive families. Five identified children/adolescents attended family 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 examine whether music therapists should sing in a non-translated, inexperienced foreign language to match the song preference of a client or patient from a different cultural background or whether they...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of music therapy on the process of terminal extubation. Subjects were selected from patients who had previously undergone removal from mechanical ventilation and had died under the...
The Effects of Incrementally Increasing and Decreasing Music Intensity on the Loudness Preference and Behaviors of College Students Performing Either Gross or Fine Motor Activity
This study examined the preference of music loudness that incrementally increased and decreased while subjects performed a gross or fine motor task. A total of 64 college students listened to recorded popular music in the 9-minute...
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...
The application of music therapy with individuals with eating disorders and substance abuse disorders is existent, though there is a limited amount of research that exists in the current literature. Symptoms that are addressed in...
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...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the existing quantitative research evaluating the effect of sound stimuli on neurologic rehabilitation of upper and lower limbs. Seventeen studies were used in two separate analyses. The first one...
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