Music therapy for improving Bio-physiological and psychological outcomes in patients with cancer-A Review article

Feasibility & Acceptability of Patient and Family Directed Active Music Making during Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Process

“…Music-based interventions are more widely being utilized for patients and their families in various healthcare settings and address challenges related to the treatment process and symptom management [ 56 ]. The results from this feasibility and acceptability study align with findings from music therapy research that indicate it can help address many of the symptoms that patients experience during the BMT process, such as, nausea, fatigue, pain, discomfort, and emotional distress [ 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 58 , 63 ]. A key difference in the current study is the use of a patient and family directed active music making protocol, which allows patients and the family to utilize active music making whenever they want or need the intervention.…”

“…This multi-faceted nature of music and music therapy allows it to address patients’ psychosocial, emotional, and physical needs [ 38 , 39 ]. Previous music therapy studies indicate it helps to reduce anxiety, depression, distress, pain, fatigue, and fosters a relaxation response in reducing heart and respiratory rates [ 21 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Further, music therapy helps to promote supportive relationships, enables patients to engage in self-care, inspires playfulness and creativity, and fosters a sense of agency, control, and hope during the BMT process [ 16 , 22 , 51 , 52 , 53 ].…”