The effects of inpatient music therapy on self-reported symptoms at an academic cancer center: a preliminary report.

Gabriel LopezAimee J ChristieCatherine Powers-JamesMi Sun BaeSeyedeh S DibajTelma GomezJanet L WilliamsEduardo Bruera

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

A single, in-person, tailored music therapy intervention as part of an integrative oncology inpatient consultation service contributed to the significant improvement in global, physical, and psychosocial distress. A randomized controlled trial is justified.

Keyphrases

mental health
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
papillary thyroid
acute care
stem cells
squamous cell
sleep quality
lymph node metastasis
childhood cancer
replacement therapy