Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Kerr, Sarah E.
URN	etd-04062004-093442
Title	The Effect of Music on Non-Responsive Patients in a Hospice Setting
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jayne Standley Committee Member
Keywords	Hospice Classical Music Respiration Rate Heart Rate New Age Music Music Therapy
Date of Defense	2004-03-30
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of music on non-responsive patients in a hospice setting. Non-responsive was defined as those patients who were comatose or whose terminal illness had progressed to the point that the patient did not respond to verbal stimuli. A total of 10 subjects participated in the study on two consecutive days. Data were collected on subject’s heart rate and respiration rate at the beginning of each visit, after 10 minutes of silence, and then again after 10 minutes of music. Each subject listened to a classical selection and a new age selection but only one selection was played each day. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant differences for both HR and RR across trials but not for type of music. Heart rate and respiration rate data were also analyzed by day 1 vs. day 2. Again, both physiologic measures were significantly lowered following music with no significant differences by day. Results of this study support the continued use for music therapy with hospice patients who are verbally non-responsive.
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