Understanding Music Care in Canadian Facility-Based Long Term Care

Foster, Bev; Bartel, Lee

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“…Moreover, the term music and health covers concepts such as health musicking/ musicing (Bratt-Rawden et al, 2009;Ruud, 2012;Stige, 2012; see also Bonde & Theorell, 2018), an area including professionals from various fields, and volunteers engaged in health promoting music practices in social and health care. Also deriving from the field of health musicking, care music is music-making mainly in care environments, such as in eldercare facilities (Foster, 2014). Moreover, as music education offers a growing field of special music education literature (see McPherson & Welch, 2012), the concept of special music education is included in the systematic review of this study only when it refers to the professional music practices that are implemented within healthcare or hospital wards.…”

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Professional entanglements: A qualitative systematic review of healthcare musicians’ work in somatic hospital wards

Koivisto

Tähti

2020

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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Introduction: The purpose of this review is to explore research literature beyond music therapy and music medicine studies that addresses healthcare musicians' work in hospitals. Music-related and intersectoral collaboration in contemporary healthcare may appear as if all music practitioners, including music therapists and healthcare musicians, maintain the same professional stance, harmonized goals, and orientations in their work. We argue that this is not the case, either in practice or in research, and therefore this complex field is in need of conceptual clarification as well as educational guidance. Method: A systematic search of peer-reviewed literature with PRISMA yielded 16 studies relating to healthcare musicians' work in somatic hospital settings. These studies were analysed with the quality appraisal tool CASP, utilizing the descriptive statistics and thematic approach, and assessed with the ROBIS tool. Results: Within the scope of the review, the quality of the studies, as well as the reporting of methods and analysis, were very diverse. The review indicates that the hybrid professional work of healthcare musicians in hospitals does not stem from the practices of music therapy. Instead, the healthcare musicians' work draws from different historical, societal, and philosophical contexts, developed mainly in the twenty-first century. Discussion: Despite the rich descriptions of the healthcare musicians' practice and work presented in this review, it remains questionable whether the profession of healthcare musician is already internationally established. However, the emerging movement of expanding professionalism, which healthcare musicians are a part of, needs to be addressed more clearly in practice, research, and education.

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Professional entanglements: A qualitative systematic review of healthcare musicians’ work in somatic hospital wards

Koivisto

Tähti

2020

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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“…Music is a non-pharmacological tool that can be used to elicit positive social outcomes in the LTC context [ 17 ]. “Music care” is defined as the intentional use of music by anyone to enhance the quality of care provided [ 18 , 19 ]. Associations exist between engagement and decreased odds of loneliness when examining receptive arts activities for older adults [ 20 ].…”

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Understanding the Effects of Music Care on the Lived Experience of Isolation and Loneliness in Long-Term Care: A Qualitative Study

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This qualitative study aims to understand the lived experience of residents and other stakeholders during the implementation of a comprehensive music program in long-term care. It was conducted using a subset of 15 long-term care homes from the Room 217 Foundation Music Care Partners (MCP) “Grow” study in Ontario, Canada. The MCP program’s approach to music delivery uses therapeutic music practices such as “music care” to improve the care experience for caregivers and residents in long-term care homes. Thirty-two participants were interviewed, including staff, volunteers, and residents. Data were transcribed and analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach based on emergent themes. In total, seven themes arose from the data: limited resources, distinct experiences, life enrichment, dynamic relationships, program flexibility, potential continuity, and enhanced socialization. This study provides insight on barriers, enablers, and outcomes of the MCP program and on key considerations for implementing a novel interdisciplinary music program in a healthcare setting.

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Development of the Caregiver Confidence using Music Scale

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Music serves as an important tool to improve the health and wellness of individuals in healthcare settings. In times of high caregiver burnout, therapeutic outlets such as music for care receivers and providers are becoming increasingly important. This paper presents the first iteration of the Caregiver Confidence using Music Scale (CCuMS), an assessment tool designed to evaluate caregivers’ readiness to adopt music care. Music care is defined as the informed and intentional use of music by anyone to improve the quality of care. The CCuMS was derived from a hierarchical cluster analysis of the Music Care Training program’s Level 1 post-evaluation survey (Post-MCTL1). Thematic interpretation of the statistical outputs from the cluster analysis was completed, resulting in the first iteration of the CCuMS. Initial validation methods that were feasible with current data were conducted. Specifically, face validity, content validity and convergent validity were calculated using Pearson correlations. The CCuMS shows promise as a measurement tool for use in healthcare settings due to the moderate correlation between the Post-MCTL1 and the CCuMS scale (r=0.524), and the strong correlation between the music care training thematic questionnaire and the CCuMS (r=0.970).

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Understanding Music Care in Canadian Facility-Based Long Term Care

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Professional entanglements: A qualitative systematic review of healthcare musicians’ work in somatic hospital wards

Professional entanglements: A qualitative systematic review of healthcare musicians’ work in somatic hospital wards

Understanding the Effects of Music Care on the Lived Experience of Isolation and Loneliness in Long-Term Care: A Qualitative Study

Development of the Caregiver Confidence using Music Scale

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