Resounding attachment: cancer inpatients’ song lyrics for their children in music therapy

O’Callaghan, Clare; O’Brien, Emma Zara; Magill, Lucanne; Ballinger, Elizabeth

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“…O'Callaghan and colleagues [33] analyzed the lyrics of songs written by parents with metastatic cancer to their children. They found that parents used these songs as a way to facilitate their child's sense of connectedness to the hospitalized parent and as a way to ensure ongoing attachment to them after death [33]. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at a support group for women with metastatic cancer, Bell and Ristovski-Slijepcevic [26] explored the relationship between mothering and living with advanced cancer.…”

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“…Creswell [47] recommended researchers employ at least two of these strategies in any given study to achieve adequate trustworthiness of their findings. Seven of the included studies used two or more of these strategies to ensure trustworthiness including use of field notes, clear description of analysis, direct quotations from participants, rich thick descriptions, extended fieldwork, peer review, reflexivity, investigator triangulation, data triangulation, inter-coder reliability, and audit trails [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

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Adolescents living with a parent with advanced cancer: a review of the literature

Phillips

2014

Psycho-Oncology

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Objective: Families and children facing the death of a parent from cancer constitute a vulnerable population often overlooked by healthcare professionals and researchers. The purpose of this review is to provide a systematic analysis of the literature that examines the experiences of parents diagnosed with advanced cancer and their adolescent children.Methods: Reviews of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method publications between 2000 and 2013 were selected in order to obtain the most current and timely studies. Articles published before 2000 but found to be seminal works on this topic were also included. No time limits were set on intervention studies.Results: Eighteen studies met the criteria for the content of this review, indicating the limited number of studies conducted on this topic. Articles were summarized using the following categories: original research on the impact on the family and parenting, original research on the impact on the child/adolescent, and interventions for families facing incurable cancer. The analysis was organized around the major themes found in the literature within each category.Conclusions: These themes will allow healthcare professionals to understand implications for clinical practice and apply the knowledge gained from this analysis of literature to guide future research. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the USA and is responsible for approximately one of every four deaths [1]. These statistics, along with the fact that close to 25% of cancer cases occur in individuals 21-55 years of age, prime childbearing and parenting years, highlight the importance of creating resources for families dealing with a cancer diagnosis [2]. Furthermore, it is estimated that close to 55,000 children may experience the death of a parent from cancer each year in the USA [3]. Families and children facing the death of a parent from advanced cancer constitute a vulnerable population often overlooked by healthcare professionals and researchers.The diagnosis of cancer in a parent triggers psychological and social pressure in children. Children and adolescents are severely impacted by a parent's cancer diagnosis in all domains of child functioning, in particular emotional wellbeing [4]. As cancer becomes more of a chronic issue due to advances in cancer treatment, children and adolescents are potentially dealing with the long-term consequences of this disease for a substantial portion of their childhood [5]. The continuous threat of a parent's cancer recurring, or the threat of death of their parent, may cause long-term negative psychosocial outcomes for children and adolescents [6].Adolescents are considered to be the group most susceptible to negative psychosocial outcomes when faced with a parent's illness [7]. Findings suggest that adolescents dealing with parental cancer demonstrate greater anxiety, depression, and emotional distress than school-age children [4,6]. Developmentally, adolescence creates fundamental changes in the...

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Adolescents living with a parent with advanced cancer: a review of the literature

Phillips

2014

Psycho-Oncology

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“…As a result of such combined treatments the patients and their family members can experience a kind of social support, and they can get a greater opportunity for expressing their needs on both verbal and nonverbal levels. In another experiment (O'Callaghan, O'Brien, Magill, & Ballinger, 2009) mothers and fathers having haematological or metastatic diseases songs for their children. Parents' song lyric messages may support their children during the parents' illnesses and through the children's developmental transitions and possible bereavement.…”

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Applying music as a supplemental treatment in cancer care

János¹

2016

Mentálhigiéné és Pszichoszomatika

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Theoretical background: Applying music as a supplemental therapeutic method is a flexible, patient-directed and adaptable, non-invasive treatment. Several forms of musical interventions are able to reduce distress, chronic pain, anxiety and depression.Aim: The purpose of this review was drawing attention to the possibility of applying music as a supplementary, supportive treatment for cancer patients. The article would like to give a broader view of different fields of applying music in cancer treatment. Methods: A search was made in Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Music TherapyPerspectives. Besides PubMed and Web of Knowledge were used for searching relevant articles reported in English and containing the expressions "music" and "cancer" or "music" and "psychooncology", or "music" and "oncology", or "music " and "tumor", or "music" and "tumour" in their titles. The searching process was closed in 2013. The articles were filtered by relevant content regarding the application of music in cancer treatment. The articles were considered as relevant 1) if they were focusing on any application of music in cancer treatment and 2) if they reported about original research results, so the reviews were filtered out of our selection. 61 articles were found of which 25 were considered as relevant for the review. The analysis of data was based on the following criteria: a) the aim of applying music with cancer patients, b) the applied method and period of intervention, c) number of participants and d) results.Results: There is a significant improvement in quality of life of cancer patients receiving music as a supportive treatment. Both active and receptive forms of music therapy can be applied successfully either independently or with other therapies as a part of the supportive care.Conclusion: Music applied by qualified music therapists in therapeutic circumstances can be suggested as a supportive treatment for cancer patients.

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“…Thoughts, feelings, memories, and life situations were discussed as superficially or in-depth as comfortable for the participants, with the music therapist asking open-ended questions when needed to further guide the process and ensure that all participants had a chance to talk. O'Callaghan, C., O'Brien, E., Magill, L. & Ballinger, E. (2009). Resounding attachment:…”

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“…Six control group participants, due to personal time and travel constraints, did not complete a music therapy session after their control group period was over. were developed by the principal investigator based on research and clinical work (Antoni, 2003;Gfeller, 2008;Miller & O'Callaghan, 2010;O'Callaghan, O'Brien, Magill, & Ballinger, 2009;Pelletier, 2004;Reuer, 2006;Standley, 1986;Thaut, 2005), in conjunction with verbal and written feedback from previous participants in music therapy sessions. In addition, another board-certified music therapist experienced in music therapy and cancer care reviewed the final selection of topics and interventions.…”

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Music therapy support groups for cancer patients and caregivers

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of participation in music therapy support groups (MTSG) on physical, psychological, and social functioning of cancer patients and caregivers. Participants were 24 cancer patients and 17 caregivers randomly assigned to experimental (n=21) or wait-list control (n=20) groups. All participants completed the Music Therapy Support Group Assessment Form (MTSG-AF) beforehand to provide demographic information and music preferences. The primary dependent variables were mood, coping, social support, and quality of life as measured by the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the State Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S) and Trait (STAI-T) scales, the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part 2 (PRQ85-Part 2), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Form (FACT-G). These measures, completed by all participants at baseline, midpoint, and end of three weeks, assessed the long-term effect (three weeks) of participation in the MTSG. The MTSG Numerical Rating Scales (MTSG-NRS) were used to evaluate the short-term effect of each 60-minute music therapy session on mood, pain, stress, anxiety, and quality of life. Experimental participants completed six music therapy support group sessions over a three-week period in which several music therapy interventions were utilized: singing, songwriting, playing instruments, movement with music, creative arts with music, and music-assisted relaxation. The wait-list control group had the opportunity to participate in music therapy sessions after their control period was over. In addition, experimental group participants (MTSG) and wait-list control group participants, who completed music therapy sessions after their control period was over, filled out the Music Therapy Support Group Evaluation Questionnaire (MTSG-EQ). The data from the POMS, STAI-S, STAI-T, PRQ85-Part 2, and FACT-G questionnaires were analyzed using five individual repeated measures analysis of variance. The MTSG group showed a significant improvement in mood (as measured by the POMS) and a significant decrease in anxiety (as measured by the STAI-S) as a result of participation in the music therapy support groups; the control group showed no significant change over time. The MTSG also showed improvement, though nonsignificant, on social support and quality of life; the control group remained stable on these measures over time. Data from the MTSG-NRS were analyzed using a Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. Analyses revealed that the MTSG achieved significant improvement in mood and significant decrease in stress and anxiety throughout each 60-minute music therapy session. Participation in the MTSG significantly decreased the perception of pain and significantly improved quality of life in four of six sessions. Ratings and open-ended remarks from the Music Therapy Support Group Evaluation Questionnaire (MTSG-EQ) showed high levels of satisfaction with the MTSG. The experimental group participants rated the overall experience as excellent (n=9) or good (n=9), and felt they benefi...

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Resounding attachment: cancer inpatients’ song lyrics for their children in music therapy

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Adolescents living with a parent with advanced cancer: a review of the literature

Adolescents living with a parent with advanced cancer: a review of the literature

Applying music as a supplemental treatment in cancer care

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