Date of Award
6-1995
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Brian Wilson
Second Advisor
Dr. Mary Scovel
Third Advisor
Dr. Ellen Page-Robin
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine if there were any significant differences in perceived mood states between patients in hospice care who received music therapy services and patients in hospice care who did not receive music therapy services.
Twenty-eight participants were surveyed using the Profile of Mood States (short form). Fourteen participants received music therapy services for a minimum of five hours, and fourteen participants did not receive music therapy services. The participants were matched in pairs by gender, location, diagnosis, and age, and were patients in one of three hospice locations in the United States which agreed to participate in the study. Staff at each hospice location was responsible for choosing participants, securing informed consent and administering the surveys.
Results of paired t-tests revealed that there were no significant differences between the groups. Two factors approached significance, however. The participants who received music therapy had lower scores on the anger scale and higher scores on the fatigue scale than the non-music therapy participants.
Recommended Citation
Abbott, Caroline Marie, "The Effect of Music Therapy on the Perceived Quality of Life of Patients with Terminal Illness in a Hospice Setting" (1995). Masters Theses. 5273.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5273