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

Roddy, Chantal; Rickard, Nikki; Tamplin, Jeanette; Baker, Felicity A.

doi:10.1080/10790268.2017.1364559

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“…If we had studied carefully the journeys reported in all of the participants’ songs, we may have encountered more participants who experienced journey 4 or experienced other less transformative journeys than those reported by our participants. Considering the quantitative data that suggests some participants experienced positive changes in identity while others had negative changes ( Roddy et al, 2017 , 2018 ), these findings need to be viewed with caution and not necessarily as representative of all people’s recovery journeys. Further investigation into the journeys that were negative is warranted to gain a deeper understanding of how songwriting influences recovery and the reconstruction of the self-concept.…”

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“…Additional studies using the songwriting protocol with people with SCI ( Roddy et al, 2017 ) and ABI ( Roddy et al, 2018 ) indicated that there were some participants whose self-concept and well-being indices improved, while those participants with a more significant impairment, did not always demonstrate improvement. These later studies suggest that drilling down into participants’ individualized recovery journeys may help to build a more complex and rich picture of how people with acquired neurological disability utilize a songwriting process tailored specifically to address the self-concept post-injury.…”

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Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

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Objectives: This pilot study examined how 15 participants in early rehabilitation described their self-composed Songs 6- to 12-months following participation in a 6-week identity-focused songwriting program. Specific focus was given to the process of meaning making and identity reconstruction in the participants’ self-composed songs.Methods: Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews (n = 15) and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings were developed idiographically as super-ordinate themes unique to each participant, then analyzed across cases to identify recurrent themes and subthemes.Results: Participants described the songwriting process as taking them through one of four distinct recovery journeys described by individuals following acquired neurodisability who underwent a focused therapeutic songwriting program. These included (1) re-conceptualizing values and shifting perspectives about self (my body is broken but my mind has been set free); (2) recognizing acquired inner resources to negotiate discrepancies in self (hope is there); (3) confirming existing values and identifying resources and coping strategies (I have what I need to move forward); (4) confirming previously held values and ongoing process of negotiating discrepancies in self (I don’t yet have the answers).Conclusion: The current study provides insight into the nature and process of meaning making and recovery journeys perceived by individuals with neurodisability. Our findings suggest that songwriting could be a therapeutic tool to facilitate identity reconstruction in neurorehabilitation.

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Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

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“…10 Small non-randomized controlled studies of in-patients with spinal cord injury or acquired brain injury offer preliminary support for its effectiveness; 11 however, these studies introduced bias associated with participant intervention self-selection. 12,13 Furthermore, the research has focused on in-patients, so it is unclear whether the intervention may be more relevant after discharge, when the reality of future life becomes more apparent.…”

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A therapeutic songwriting intervention to promote reconstruction of self-concept and enhance well-being following brain or spinal cord injury: pilot randomized controlled trial

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Objective: To determine the size of the effects and feasibility (recruitment and retention rates) of a therapeutic songwriting protocol for in-patients and community-dwelling people with acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury. Design: Randomized controlled trial with songwriting intervention and care-as-usual control groups, in a mixed measures design assessed at three time points. Participants: A total of 47 participants (3 in-patients with acquired brain injury, 20 community participants with acquired brain injury, 12 in-patients with spinal cord injury, and 12 community participants with spinal cord injury: 23 1208 days post injury). Interventions: The intervention group received a 12-session identity-targeted songwriting programme, where participants created three songs reflecting on perceptions of past, present, and future self. Control participants received care as usual. Measures: Baseline, postintervention, and follow-up measures comprised the Head Injury Semantic Differential Scale (primary outcome measure), Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: No significant between group pre–post intervention differences were found on the primary self-concept measure, the Head Injury Semantic Differential Scale (p = 0.38, d = 0.44). Significant and large effect sizes from baseline to post between groups in favour of the songwriting group for Satisfaction with Life (p = 0.04, n2p = 0.14). There were no significant between group pre-post interaction effects for the Emotion Regulation Suppression subscale (p = 0.12, n2p = –0.08) although scores decreased in the songwriting group over time while increasing for the standard care group. There were no significant differences in baseline to follow-up between groups in any other outcome measures. Recruitment was challenging due to the small number of people eligible to participate combined with poor uptake by eligible participants, particularly the in-patient group. Retention rates were higher for the community-dwelling cohorts. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the challenges in recruitment and retention of participants invited to participate in a music therapy study. Findings suggest this identity-focused therapeutic songwriting protocols may be more beneficial for people who have transitioned from in-patient to community-contexts given the greater proportion of participants who consent and complete the intervention. Preliminary effects in favour of the intervention group were detected in a range of well-being measures suggesting that a larger study is warranted.

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Scoping review of music therapy and music interventions in spinal cord injury

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

Abstract: Identity-focused songwriting holds promise as a means of promoting healthy identity reintegration. Further research on benefits for those with less severe spinal injuries is warranted.

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Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

A therapeutic songwriting intervention to promote reconstruction of self-concept and enhance well-being following brain or spinal cord injury: pilot randomized controlled trial

Scoping review of music therapy and music interventions in spinal cord injury

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