Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Faculty of Music Therapy, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo.
J Music Ther. 2024 Sep 12;61(3):244-262. doi: 10.1093/jmt/thae007.
Music-based interventions are acknowledged to be accessible and beneficial to people living with dementia. As part of an over-arching research project exploring the contributions of person-centered caregiver singing (PCCS) intervention to caregiver's provision of care, this study aimed to explore caregiver's experiences of a PCCS training program. 8 caregivers across 2 care homes in South Africa participated in 4 iterative participatory cycles aimed at refining the training protocol. We completed a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews of caregivers' experiences of the training. 3 themes emerged: workshop components contributed to positive learning experiences; caregivers' increased knowledge and insight into dementia, music, and personhood; and caregivers' enhanced self-efficacy which encompassed their emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and confidence. Our study highlights caregivers' self-efficacy, self-hood, and personhood as valuable benefits in person-centered care training. Caregivers experienced training as both professionally and personally beneficial. While PCCS supported a shift toward a person-centered care approach, further research would help establish approaches to support sustainability of PCCS training and use in wider contexts.
音乐干预被认为是易于获得且有益于痴呆症患者的。作为探索以患者为中心的照护者歌唱（PCCS）干预对照护者提供护理的贡献的总体研究项目的一部分，本研究旨在探索照护者对 PCCS 培训计划的体验。南非的 2 家养老院的 8 名照护者参与了 4 个迭代参与性周期，旨在完善培训方案。我们对照护者的培训经历进行了半结构化访谈的主题分析。出现了 3 个主题：工作坊的组成部分促成了积极的学习体验；照护者对痴呆症、音乐和人格的知识和洞察力有所增加；以及照护者增强了自我效能感，包括他们的情绪健康、自我意识和信心。我们的研究强调了以患者为中心的护理培训中照护者的自我效能感、自我认同和人格的重要性。照护者体验到培训在专业和个人方面都有益处。虽然 PCCS 支持向以患者为中心的护理方法转变，但进一步的研究将有助于确定支持 PCCS 培训和在更广泛背景下使用的可持续性方法。
