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Music therapy: a novel motivational approach for dually diagnosed patientsCo-occurring mental illness and addiction is very common and results in worse treatment outcomes compared to singly diagnosed addicted individuals. Integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders is associated with better treatment outcomes; however there is a wide range of what is included in integrated treatment. Due to patient and staff interests, integrated treatment often includes complementary and alternative therapies, including music and art therapy. There is a need to study how these approaches effect treatment engagement, retention, and outcome. This study was a prospective naturalistic non-randomized pilot study without a control group that sought to evaluate how participation in a music therapy program affected treatment outcomes for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and addiction. In summary, music therapy appears to be a novel motivational tool in a severely impaired inpatient sample of patients with co-occurring disorders. Future studies of music therapy in integrated co-occurring disorder setting should include a control group.
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Uniting Student Musicians and Patients: A Quality Improvement ProjectBackground: The benefits of exposing hospitalized patients to live music have been well established, both from a quality improvement perspective and as a means of therapy. Hospitals across the country are increasingly seeking to incorporate music into models of patient-centered care. Music offers many benefits to the performer as well, and is well suited for promoting empathic communication, stress relief and a sense of well-being. Medical students in the pre-clinical years who might otherwise experience little patient interaction are able to uniquely engage with patients through musical performance. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the quality improvement impact of a program that facilitated musical performances given by student volunteers to hospitalized patients. Methods: Student musicians were recruited via email from the UMass Medical School and the Graduate School of Nursing, with an initial pool of 47 students expressing interest in performing. Over a period of several months, 21 performances were held on the Oncology floor and in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit. Qualitative data was collected via an online survey from the student volunteers and from the nursing staff. Informal feedback was obtained from patients. Results: The qualitative data collected was almost uniformly positive. Student musicians generally reported positive experiences, and felt that their efforts were appreciated by patients and by the nursing staff. Staff also enjoyed the performances, with most feeling that their workplace environment was positively impacted. Indeed, the major complaint from nursing staff was that the performances were not frequent enough. Although data was not collected from patients, informal questioning indicated that almost all patients enjoyed the experience. Conclusions: Taken as a whole, student musical volunteering in the hospital setting appears to be of great benefit as both a quality improvement tool and as a means of engaging students with patients. Patients appreciate the personal attention and a break from the monotony of hospitalization, while hospital staff reports a more pleasant working environment. Students are able to connect directly with patients in a non-medical role, which can be deeper and more meaningful than a brief encounter during work rounds. Additionally, pre-clinical students are exposed to the hospital setting and to patients.
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Use of Palliative Care Music Therapy in a Hospital Setting during COVID-19As many hospitals scaled back integrative therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic, we instead turned to the multifaceted qualities of music to bridge physical and social divides. In this report, we describe palliative care music therapists as frontline providers utilizing evidence-based approaches to support healing and recovery for patients in the intensive care unit, patient and family care at end of life, and staff wellness. We provide examples of music therapy (MT) to promote successful weaning from mechanical ventilation, create bedside rituals and legacy gifts for dying patients and their families, and provide real-time support for overwhelmed staff. Despite barriers brought on by the pandemic, the sensory and emotional immediacy of music bridged social distances at critical moments and addressed "suffering beyond words" among patients, families and health care workers. Our experience reinforced the need for MT as standard of interdisciplinary care during the pandemic and beyond.
