Patient Perspectives on Active vs. Passive Music Therapy for Cancer in the Inpatient Setting: A Qualitative Analysis

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 58 - 65
• Main Authors: Lynch, Kathleen A., Emard, Nicholas, Liou, Kevin T., Popkin, Karen, Borten, Michael, Nwodim, Ogechi, Atkinson, Thomas M., Mao, Jun J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Cancer; clinical outcome assessments; Content analysis; Coping; Empowerment; Humans; Inpatient care; Inpatients; Medical diagnosis; Music; Music Therapy; Neoplasms - therapy; Oncology; Patient control; patient-centered research; Patients; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Quality management; Retrospective Studies; Singing; Social interaction; Songs; clinical outcome assessments; patient-centered research; Qualitative analysis; cancer; music therapy

Music therapy (MT) is a nonpharmacologic therapy where licensed therapists provide active (e.g., singing, playing songs) or passive (e.g., listening) music-based interventions. Both active and passive MT are effective techniques for treating cancer-related symptoms. However, the influence of active...