The impact of music therapy versus music medicine on psychological outcomes and pain in cancer patients: a mixed methods study
Supportive Care in CancerPublished 16 October 2014
Joke Bradt, Noah Potvin, Amy Kesslick, Minjung Shim, Donna M Radl, Emily Schriver
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The quantitative data suggest that both interventions were equally effective in enhancing target outcomes and the qualitative data indicate that music improves symptom management, embodies hope for survival, and helps connect to a pre-illness self, but may also access memories of loss and trauma.
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The findings of this study advocate for the use of music in cancer care. Treatment benefits may depend on patient characteristics such as outlook on life and readiness to explore emotions related to the cancer experience.
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