Music Therapy in an Integrated Pediatric Palliative Care Program

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Synopsis: 

National experts have recommended that children with life-limiting illnesses receive integrated palliative and medical care. These programs offer a variety of services, including music therapy. Using survey data from parents whose were enrolled in Florida's Partners in Care: Together for Kids (PIC:TFK) program, this study investigates parents' experiences with music therapy. About 44% of children with life-limiting illnesses and 17% of their siblings used music therapy. For children who used music therapy, multivariate results suggest that their parents were 23 times as likely to report satisfaction with the overall PIC:TFK program (P < .05) versus parents whose children did not use music therapy. Pediatric palliative care programs should include music therapy, although recruiting licensed music therapists may be challenging.

Source: 
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
Vol/Page/Date: 
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26(6):449-55
Resource Type: 
Journal Article
Author/Source: 
Knapp C, Madden V, Wang H, Curtis C, Sloyer P, Shenkman E
Link URL: 
Link to Publisher: Sage
keywords: 
music therapy, pediatric palliative care, integrated care
Submitter: 
Peters
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