Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Unit (NICU) in Colombia: a mixed-methods study

Ettenberger, Mark; Odell‐Miller, Helen; Cárdenas, Catherine Rojas; Parker, M. A.

doi:10.1080/08098131.2016.1179903

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“…1 A more detailed description of the cultural background of the study, including the research institution and the MT landscape in Colombia can be found in Ettenberger (2016) and Ettenberger et al (2014). 2 A concurrent triangulation design involves a simultaneously collection of qualitative and quantitative data sets and its main objective is "to validate the findings generated by each method through evidence produced by the other" (Kroll & Neri, 2009, p. 43).…”

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Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

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Parker

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Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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This article reports a mixed-methods study of Music Therapy (MT) with preterm infants and their parents in a NICU in Colombia. The aim was to find out whether live MT during kangaroo care had an effect on the physiological outcomes of the neonates and would help parents to decrease their anxiety levels and improve parent-infant bonding. The participants were 36 medically stable neonates born between the 28 th and 34 th week of gestation and their parents. The quantitative data collection included heart rate, oxygen saturation, weight gain, length of hospitalization, and re-hospitalization rate. The assessment measures for anxiety and bonding were the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Mother-to-Infant-Bonding Scale (MIBS). Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data collected with semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The quantitative results showed statistically significant improvements in maternal stateanxiety (p = .007), and in the babies weight gain per day during the intervention period (p = .036). Positive trends were found regarding the babies' length of hospitalization and rehospitalization rate. Both parents improved their scores with the MIBS, but this was not statistically significant. The qualitative analysis showed that MT was important for parental wellbeing, for bonding and for fostering the development of the neonates. Interacting musically with their babies helped parents to experience feelings of connectedness and to distract themselves from their difficulties and from the noisy hospital environment.

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“…through slowing down the tempo of the music) or explicitly through discussing with them the musical elements they could use to better match their babies' states in the moment. Ettenberger (2016) includes further detailed descriptions of the sessions and also case vignettes.…”

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Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

Ettenberger

Cárdenas²,

Parker

et al. 2016

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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“…Attending music therapists and other professionals wrote lullabies and heard about how improvised music and songs of kin in music therapy are shown, through research and clinical practice, to help parent-infant bonding and increase weight gain. This is substantiated in a recent study in which music therapy in NICUs in Columbia was studied (Ettenberger, 2015;Ettenberger et al, 2014). Collaboration across different countries has always been strong, and understanding cultural aspects of music therapy is an important factor in respecting different identities, as discussed in a recent study about the use of Gamelan in music therapy (Loth, 2015).…”

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The role, function and identity of music therapists in the 21st century, including new research and thinking from a UK perspective

Odell‐Miller

2016

British Journal of Music Therapy

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This article examines the identity of music therapy and music therapists, focussing upon the United Kingdom as a case study, but also considering international trends. Milestones in the history of music therapy in postwar United Kingdom and professional development in the 21st century are discussed, drawing upon research and clinical practice. Research outcomes across different specialities indicate that music therapy should be widely available to many populations, such as for people with dementia, autism, stroke and mental health problems and so on. These advancements mean that music therapists need to be clear about their role and identity in both doing the work and communicating about it. The article celebrates advances in research, thinking and provision and emphasis collaboration across multidisciplinary groups through an overview of different identities.

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“…The cases were chosen with the aim to reflect the diversity of possible scenarios for music thera-pists working in this field: from a several months long process in the first vignette, to accompanying a baby that initially was not referred to, but transitioned to end-of-life care during hospitalization in the second case, to a single focal session in the third case. Contrary to other populations, research about music therapy in the NICU has predominantly focused on quantitative designs so far and it was not until very recently that the first qualitative studies (Haslbeck, 2013;Ullsten et al, 2017) or mixed-methods studies (Ettenberger et al, 2014;Ettenberger et al, 2016) were published. More qualitative approaches including case-study reports are therefore vital, since they are the building blocks for theory development and an important element for gaining insight into the reality of (clinical) practice (Flyvbjerg, 2006).…”

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“…Before introducing the case vignettes, a short description of our music therapy service will be provided in order to understand better the organizational aspects in which the clinical work takes place. (Ettenberger et al, 2014;Ettenberger et al, 2016). End-of-life care (in the NICU and elsewhere) is an integral part of our clinical work, although it is not yet a formalized procedure, and we are just beginning to systematize our efforts in this area.…”

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Music Therapy During End-of-life Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Reflections from Early Clinical Practice in Colombia

Ettenberger

2017

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Abstr Abstract actMusic therapy during end-of-life care has become an increasingly applied therapeutic option for a broad range of populations in a variety of settings. While music therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a well-established field of clinical research and practice, there is a lack of literature that specifically addresses issues related to end-of-life care in this setting. In this article, the author aims to reflect upon some of the potentials, difficulties, and challenges when accompanying babies and their families during their last stages of life in the NICU. Three case vignettes will be described in order to exemplify aspects related to rituality, culture, memory making, and family-centred care. It is hoped that these case studies prompt the exchange of ideas and experiences among music therapists and other health care professionals concerned with end-of-life care in the NICU. K Ke eywor ywords: ds: end-of-life care, music therapy, NICU, preterm infants, palliative care, family-centred care, Colombia Intr Introduction oductionAnother plausible model for an origin of early human music is the lament, a widespread performance by individuals or groups in which the natural behaviour of weeping and moaning in grief at the loss by death or separation from a loved one became formalized and elaborated in song/poetry/movement, and shared with others to relieve feelings of helplessness, individual isolation, despair, and the anxiety attendant on the interruption death makes to the life of an individual or group. (Dissanayke, 2009, p. 26)

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Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Unit (NICU) in Colombia: a mixed-methods study

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Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

The role, function and identity of music therapists in the 21st century, including new research and thinking from a UK perspective

Music Therapy During End-of-life Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Reflections from Early Clinical Practice in Colombia

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