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The Effects of Singing-based Music Therapy Program on the Level of Psychoemotional Benefits in Caregivers of ICU Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating singing-based music therapy program for Primary Family Caregivers of ICU Patients. Completed, enrolled 22 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study applies an one-group pre-posttest design. Primary family caregivers of ICU patients are recruited. After obtaining an informed consent form from each participant, he or she participates in an individual 1-hour singing-based music therapy intervention. At pre- and posttest, the changes in the level of depression, anxiety, and emotional states are measured.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A single 1-hour singing-based intervention is conducted with each primary caregiver of an ICU patient. The intervention is composed of three steps: 1) listening to a participant's preferred music and identifying his and her emotional states (15 minutes), (2) singing for emotional changes (30 minutes), and (3) discussing what he or she experiences during singing and identifying how they apply such experience to their personal use of music for emotional changes in his or her everyday life (15 minutes).