Music and Imagery with Physically Disabled Elderly Residents: A GIM Adaption

Short, Alison E

doi:10.1093/mt/11.1.65

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“…The participants experienced the process smoothly, from the initial discussion; relaxation induction; reporting of images, including somatic sensations of emotions; to post imaging processing, whilst remaining seated in their wheelchairs throughout each session. Congruent with the findings of Short's study in which residents' physical limitations did not restrict their GIM process (Short, 1992), physical limitations did not restrict participants' imagery process. The participants presented here reported minor discomforts such as leg spasms, neck, and shoulder stiffness from prolonged concentration during full Bonny Method programs.…”

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“…Several studies have described the use of modified GIM sessions for people with physical and medical needs. Short (1992) described adapted Bonny Method of GIM conducted in a group setting for elderly residents with a range of physical disabilities. Goldberg et al (1988) explored the engagement of a brain injured patient with music and imagery within the patient's psychotherapeutic process.…”

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The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs

Kalsi

2023

JAMI

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This article explores applications of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) with individuals who use wheelchairs. The study was conducted in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo with participants from indigenous communities. Presented here are case studies of two female adults diagnosed with cerebral palsy and one male adult with traumatic spinal cord injury. The case studies illustrate how each of them benefitted from a series of individual GIM sessions. All three participants are receiving long term care in a residential home.

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The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs

Kalsi

2023

JAMI

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“…Accordingly, there is growing evidence of the positive effects of social interaction in residential care homes ( e.g . Barkay and Tabak 2002; Cheng 2009; Dixon 1991; Hjaltadottir and Gustafsdottir 2007; Klinefelter 1984; Short 1992). For example, Dixon observed that residents who had high levels of social interaction in a care facility felt ‘at home’ in their living space, as opposed to no more than living in ‘a homelike environment’ (1991: 160).…”

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In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults

Knight

Haslam

2010

Ageing and Society

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Benevolent, long-term care can threaten older adults' sense of autonomy in a residential home environment. Increasing reliance on a hotel style of living has been seen to erode social identity, life satisfaction and even survival or lifespan. Drawing on evidence from both gerontological and social psychological literature, this paper examines the links between the empowerment of residents and their subsequent quality of life in the context of a move into a new care facility in a medium-sized town in South-West England. A longitudinal experiment was conducted during which 27 residents on one floor of a new facility were involved in decisions surrounding its décor, while those on another floor were not. The residents' attitudes and behaviour were monitored at three points over five months (four weeks pre-move, four weeks post-move, and four months post-move). Consistent with the social identity literature, members of the empowered group reported increased identification with staff and fellow residents in the new home, displayed enhanced citizenship, reported improved wellbeing, and made more use of the communal space. Moreover the staff found the empowered residents to be more engaged with their environment and the people around them, to be generally happier and to have better health. These patterns were observed one month after the move and remained four months later. Some implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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“…The ways in which all of our senses work together in our minds to create meaning through imagery is complex and fascinating. An example from my own work with an aged care music and imagery group for very alert residents [3] leads me to recall an experience where one person reported vividly seeing her own funeral, complete with all of her family gathered around her. I thought to myself, should I be concerned about this?…”

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Combining Music and Imagery in the Context of Medical Music Therapy

Short¹

2016

MMD

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We live in a world filled with sounds and images. A storm comes close, we hear the thunder, we see the lightning, we feel the change in the atmosphere. Or we meet with friends – we hear their voices, we watch their facial expressions, and we interact and relate to them based on our own personal experiences of what we see and hear. We go to a concert, we hear the words and the music, and we use our mind to conjure up images that relate to not only the music but also who we are and how we feel as we live in our world...

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Music and Imagery with Physically Disabled Elderly Residents: A GIM Adaption

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs

The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs

In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults

Combining Music and Imagery in the Context of Medical Music Therapy

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