Nyashanu Mathew, Ikhile Deborah, Pfende Farai
Institute of Health and Allied Professions, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Training & Development, JoCO Learning & Development Ltd. United Kingdom, Nottingham, UK.
Palliat Support Care. 2021 Jun;19(3):355-360. doi: 10.1017/S1478951520001042.
There is an increasing recognition of the significance of music as a complementary therapy in palliative care. Limited studies exist on how music is used as a coping mechanism by palliative care patients. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to explore the efficacy of music interventions for palliative care.
We conducted a literature search between June and November 2019 in the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), British Nursing Index (BNI), and PubMed, which includes MEDLINE. The search identified eight articles which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Using thematic analysis, six themes were synthesied to show how music contributes to palliative care. The six themes include Pain management; Relaxation; Happiness and hope; Anxiety and depression management; Enhanced spirituality; and Improved quality of life. These themes reflect the psychological and emotional benefits palliative care patients derive from music therapies.
Music therapy can be an effective psychosocial approach when managing palliative symptoms through its therapeutic effects on physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
人们越来越认识到音乐作为姑息治疗辅助疗法的重要性。关于姑息治疗患者如何将音乐用作应对机制的研究有限。因此，本范围综述的目的是探讨音乐干预对姑息治疗的疗效。
我们于2019年6月至11月在护理及相关健康文献累积索引（CINAHL）、英国护理索引（BNI）和包括医学期刊数据库（MEDLINE）在内的PubMed中进行了文献检索。检索确定了8篇符合纳入和排除标准的文章。
通过主题分析，综合出六个主题，以展示音乐如何有助于姑息治疗。这六个主题包括疼痛管理；放松；幸福与希望；焦虑和抑郁管理；增强精神性；以及改善生活质量。这些主题反映了姑息治疗患者从音乐疗法中获得的心理和情感益处。
音乐疗法通过对身体、心理、情感和精神健康的治疗作用，在管理姑息症状时可以是一种有效的社会心理方法。
