Title: Effects of Music Therapy on Patient Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life of Hospital Inpatients
Abstract: AbstractThe matched-case control study investigated the effect of inpatient music therapy (MT), including the gift of a compact disc, on patient satisfaction and quality of life. Overall rating of the hospital and likelihood to recommend it (n = 210), and SF-12 quality of life scores (n = 160) were compared between groups. Although no significant difference in overall hospital rating was found, MT patients’ recommendation scores were higher (p =.02). The MT patients had marginally better quality of life pain scores (p =.06). Integration of MT with inpatient care can improve the likelihood that patients will recommend the hospital and may impact their perception of pain.Keywords: HCAHPSmusic therapypatient satisfactionquality of life ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe authors are grateful to Cynthia Moore-Hardy, Lake Health president and CEO, for her ongoing support of our music therapy research. Appreciation is extended to Lake Health vice president Gary Robinson, and to the staff of Lake Health's research department and resource center for their assistance with this investigation. A final note of gratitude is expressed to Ellen Mann and Bonnie Hayhurst for their expert music therapy clinical services.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-04-03
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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