Brault Annabelle, Vaillancourt Guylaine
Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
J Patient Exp. 2022 Jun 14;9:23743735221107241. doi: 10.1177/23743735221107241. eCollection 2022.
Informal caregivers of older adults are faced with increased responsibilities as health and social systems fail to respond to the rising demands associated with the aging populations. For many caregivers, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted their access to already sparse supportive resources, highlighting the importance of varying service delivery methods to meet caregivers' needs. This qualitative study explored the experiences of informal caregivers of older adults who took part in group telehealth music therapy. Semi-structured interviews with 5 women caregivers were conducted. Through a thematic analysis process, the following themes were identified: (a) affordances of group telehealth music therapy, (b) challenges of group telehealth music therapy, and (c) music as a health resource. Telehealth considerations, clinical implications, as well as ways to support caregiver agency are discussed.
随着健康和社会系统难以应对与老龄化人口相关的不断增长的需求，老年人的非正式照料者面临着越来越多的责任。对许多照料者来说，新冠疫情严重影响了他们获取本就稀少的支持资源的机会，凸显了采用多样化服务提供方式以满足照料者需求的重要性。这项定性研究探讨了参与团体远程健康音乐疗法的老年人非正式照料者的经历。对5名女性照料者进行了半结构化访谈。通过主题分析过程，确定了以下主题：（a）团体远程健康音乐疗法的作用；（b）团体远程健康音乐疗法的挑战；（c）音乐作为一种健康资源。文中讨论了远程健康方面的考量、临床意义以及支持照料者自主性的方法。
