Exploring the Self through Songwriting: An Analysis of Songs Composed by People with Acquired Neurodisability in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

Baker, Felicity A.; Tamplin, Jeanette; MacDonald, Raymond; Ponsford, Jennie; Roddy, Chantal; Lee, Claire; Rickard, Nikki

doi:10.1093/jmt/thw018

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“…55,56 Later in the rehabilitation process, singing can be helpful in facilitating speech production as well as providing a psychological tool for exploring self-concept after injury. [57][58][59][60] When used in gait rehabilitation of TBI, rhythm of music has also been observed to improve motor coordination. 61,62 Thus far, only few studies have explored the cognitive effects of the music-based interventions after TBI.…”

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Music Therapy Enhances Executive Functions and Prefrontal Structural Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Siponkoski

Martínez‐Molina

Kuusela

et al. 2020

Journal of Neurotrauma

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes lifelong cognitive deficits, particularly impairments of executive functioning (EF). Musical training and music-based rehabilitation have been shown to enhance cognitive functioning and neuroplasticity, but the potential rehabilitative effects of music in TBI are still largely unknown. The aim of the present cross-over randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to determine the clinical efficacy of music therapy on cognitive functioning in TBI and to explore its neural basis. Using an AB/BA design, 40 patients with moderate or severe TBI were randomized to receive a 3-month neurological music therapy intervention either during the first (AB, n = 20) or second (BA, n = 20) half of a 6-month follow-up period. Neuropsychological and motor testing and MRI scanning was performed at baseline and at the 3-month and 6-month stage. 39 subjects who participated in baseline measurement were included in an intention-to-treat analysis using multiple imputation.Results showed that general EF (as indicated by the Frontal Assessment Battery) and set shifting improved more in the AB group than in the BA group over the first 3-month period and the effect on general EF was maintained in the 6-month follow-up. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis of the structural MRI data indicated that grey matter volume (GMV) in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) increased significantly in both groups during the intervention vs. control period, which also correlated with cognitive improvement in set shifting. These findings suggest that neurological music therapy enhances EF and induces fine-grained neuroanatomical changes in prefrontal areas.

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Music Therapy Enhances Executive Functions and Prefrontal Structural Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Siponkoski

Martínez‐Molina

Kuusela

et al. 2020

Journal of Neurotrauma

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“…The creative arts approach used here including digital storytelling and artwork has potential as a component of a culturally responsive TBI transitional rehabilitation program for Indigenous Australians. Approaches such as storytelling and song writing allow for a strengths-based exploration of self-concept in individuals with neurological impairments (Baker et al, 2017). These mediums can strengthen the positive aspects of the self-concept and make a difference in how people living with disability view themselves at a critical time in the rehabilitation process (Tamplin, Baker, Macdonald, Roddy & Rickard, 2015).…”

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The Potential of a Narrative and Creative Arts Approach to Enhance Transition Outcomes for Indigenous Australians Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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Background:Increasingly, narrative and creative arts approaches are being used to enhance recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Narrative and arts-based approaches congruent with Indigenous storytelling may therefore provide benefit during the transition from hospital to home for some Indigenous TBI patients. This qualitative study explored the use and impact of this approach as part of a larger, longitudinal study of TBI transition with Indigenous Australians.Method:A combined narrative and arts-based approach was used with one Indigenous Australian artist to describe his transition experiences following TBI. Together with the researchers and filmmaking team, the artist was involved in aspects of the process. The artist contributed two paintings, detailing the story of his life and TBI. Based on the artworks, a film was co-created. Following the viewing of the film, impacts of the narrative and arts-based process were examined through semi-structured interviews with the artist, a service provider and a family member. Multiple sources of data were used in the final thematic analysis including transcripts of the interviews and filming, paintings (including storylines) and researcher notes.Results:Positive impacts from the process for the artist included positive challenge; healing and identity; understanding TBI and raising awareness.Discussion:This approach may enable the individual to take ownership over their transition story and to make sense of their life following TBI at a critical point in their recovery. A combined narrative and arts-based approach has potential as a culturally responsive rehabilitation tool for use with Indigenous Australians during the transition period following TBI.

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“…Two participants (Participants 3 and 4) were unable to complete mid-intervention measures due to impending discharge timing. Further details about the intervention protocol and songwriting measures are accessible elsewhere (refer 31,47,48 ).…”

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Personal identity narratives of therapeutic songwriting participants following Spinal Cord Injury: A case series analysis

Roddy

Rickard

Tamplin

et al. 2017

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

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Exploring the Self through Songwriting: An Analysis of Songs Composed by People with Acquired Neurodisability in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Music Therapy Enhances Executive Functions and Prefrontal Structural Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Music Therapy Enhances Executive Functions and Prefrontal Structural Neuroplasticity after Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

The Potential of a Narrative and Creative Arts Approach to Enhance Transition Outcomes for Indigenous Australians Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Personal identity narratives of therapeutic songwriting participants following Spinal Cord Injury: A case series analysis

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