Randomized controlled trial of the active music engagement (AME) intervention on children with cancer

Abstract

This study supports the use of the AME intervention to encourage coping-related behaviors in hospitalized children aged 4-7 receiving cancer treatment.

Music’s relevance for pediatric cancer patients: a constructivist and mosaic research approach

“…For example, a 14-year-old boy did not listen to much music when hospitalized as he "wasn't feeling that well"; however, he used music during outpatient radiotherapy. While music therapy was often helpful, as other research has found [8,10,11,[13][14][15], it did not always provide comfort. While further research on conditions associated with music therapy's "success" may be interesting, it may be that music therapy is a modality worth trying while acknowledging that children's potential for distraction may remain, to some extent, unpredictable.…”

“…Median age at diagnosis was 4.8 (2.7-8.1) years; 19 were male and 25 lived in cities. Median interview length was 16 (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23) min. Malignancies were leukemias (18), neuronal (six) and non-neuronal (three) solid tumors, and lymphomas (two).…”

“…Sessions often include families in inpatient [8] and outpatient settings [6,9]. Research into music therapy's effects indicated that children displayed or experienced improved mood [10,11], engagement [12], coping and initiation behaviors [13], and play activity [14]. Lyric analyses of pediatric oncology patients' song writing also suggest that the children feel supported [15] and experience pleasure and achievement [16].…”

The impact of an arts program in a children's cancer and hematology center

“…Interventions that promote engagement, interaction and autonomy promote positive coping-related behaviors in children with chronic illnesses (Gariepy & Howe, 2003;Robb, 2003;Robb et al, 2008;Standley & Whipple, 2003;Stouffer, Shirk & Polomano, 2007). The story of AIM parallels many others in the movement for arts in healthcare.…”

Musikbasierte Intervention bei Kindern

“…B. Gross, Linden, Ostermann, 2010 Hilliard, 2005;Robb et al, 2008). In einer Meta-Analyse publizierter Daten wurden kleinere bis mittlere Effekte bei Kindern mit Schmerzen oder Angst berichtet (Dileo u. Bradt, 2005) und in einem systematischen Review von 19 randomisierten, kontrollierten Studien an Kindern im Alter von 0;1 bis 18 Jahren, die medizinische bzw.…”