A review of the research on music therapy in hospice care

• Published in: Frontiers of Nursing Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 179 - 183
• Main Authors: Fu, Meng-Xue, Lin, Qin, Wu, Ji-Jun, Zhong, Xiao-Li, Yang, Ling-Na, Han, Guo-Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Nursing, People's Hospital of Jianyang City, Jianyang, Sichuan 641400, China%Department of Nursing, Sichuan Nursing Vocational College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610100, China%Department of Nursing, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, China%Department of Nursing, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, Sichuan 617000, China%Department of Scientific Research, Sichuan Nursing Vocational College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610100, China%Department of Pediatrics, Sichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and Children, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China 01.09.2020; Sciendo
• Subjects: application and mechanism; hospice care; music therapy; research progress; review; hospice care; music therapy; application and mechanism; review; research progress
• ISSN: 2544-8994; 2095-7718; 2544-8994
• DOI: 10.2478/fon-2020-0031

Abstract Objective To summarize the research progress of music therapy in hospice care and to provide reference for further research. Methods A wide range of literatures on music therapy and hospice care at home and abroad were searched and read, and the literature was integrated, judged, analyzed, and summarized. Results The related research on music therapy in hospice care mainly focused on western developed countries such as Europe and the United States. China is still in the stage of theoretical exploration, lacking qualitative research based on case investigation and empirical research based on data statistics. Conclusions Music therapy supports the management of symptoms in hospice care, which can meet the diverse needs of patients and their family members including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.