With words I cannot say: giving new meaning to care through music in cardio pediatric postoperative

Abstract

Objective: to understand the new meanings that music promotes in the care of children in cardio pediatric surgery postoperative. Methods: qualitative research with professionals of the multi professional health team through a semi-structured interview based on the Content Analysis method. Results: professionals perceived the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as a scenario susceptible to deterioration in the quality of care. In addition, they considered that the use of music, as an integrative and complementary therapy, fostered the production of senses in health care, proving it capable of providing relaxation, distraction, well-being, pleasant memories and comfort to professionals and hospitalized children. Conclusion: music contributed to give new meaning to care optimizing humanization and restructuring health promotion processes. The experience provided reflections, skills, emotional expression, sensations and feelings such as relaxation, distraction and well-being in the multi professional team. Child care has been expanded, combining the technological arsenal with concern for comfort and emotional state.

A música como auxílio terapêutico de crianças hospitalizadas

“…Touch, hearing, breathing, circulation and reflexes are physically activated. [3][4][5][6][7] Thus, it is stated that some research has identified that the physiological effects of music involve sensory, hormonal and physio motor reactions, such as changes in metabolism, adrenaline release, respiratory rate regulation, changes in blood pressure, reduced fatigue, muscle tone and raising the threshold of sensory stimuli, improving attention and concentration. It is also known that it is an excellent therapeutic tool that is easy to use, affordable, has no side effects and can be used in various contexts and for various diseases.…”

“…4 In this sense, music is presented as a therapeutic possibility that can be conceived as a light technology, since it influences implications for the health team and stimulates the expression of subjectivity, reinserting broad care as the core of professional practice. 6 Thus, music is confirmed as a universal art form, revalidating its fundamental role of putting the patient in direct contact with his emotions, the sensations he brings and situations that arise. Thus, nonverbal expression via music can allow, with the health team, an emptying of anguish, pain and feelings, exhausting their apprehensions about disease, life and death, fostering perspectives of a transformative performance.…”

“…Thus, nonverbal expression via music can allow, with the health team, an emptying of anguish, pain and feelings, exhausting their apprehensions about disease, life and death, fostering perspectives of a transformative performance. 6 From the testimonies, music was verified as a therapeutic intervention capable of developing and reaching potentials of the members of the daily life of a hospital. Therefore, as limitations of this study, the qualitative approach is not able to determine the statistical efficacy of clinical repercussions in hospitalized children from musical interventions.…”