Use of Palliative Care Music Therapy in a Hospital Setting during COVID-19.
J Palliat Med
; 24(11): 1603-1605, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1493633
ABSTRACT
As many hospitals scaled back integrative therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic, we instead turned to the multifaceted qualities of music to bridge physical and social divides. In this report, we describe palliative care music therapists as frontline providers utilizing evidence-based approaches to support healing and recovery for patients in the intensive care unit, patient and family care at end of life, and staff wellness. We provide examples of music therapy (MT) to promote successful weaning from mechanical ventilation, create bedside rituals and legacy gifts for dying patients and their families, and provide real-time support for overwhelmed staff. Despite barriers brought on by the pandemic, the sensory and emotional immediacy of music bridged social distances at critical moments and addressed "suffering beyond words" among patients, families and health care workers. Our experience reinforced the need for MT as standard of interdisciplinary care during the pandemic and beyond.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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COVID-19
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Music Therapy
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Palliat Med
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpm.2020.0739
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