Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Aultman, Sean Christopher
Author's Email Address	aultm004@gmail.com
URN	etd-06232009-225451
Title	The Effect of Individual Music Therapy Sessions On Mood And Motivation For Progress In Physical And Occupational Therapies Among Adult Rehabilitation Patients
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jayne Standley Committee Chair Clifford Madsen Outside Committee Member Dianne Gregory Outside Committee Member
Keywords	Medical Music Therapy Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Anxiety Depression Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury Orthopedic Disability
Date of Defense	2009-05-21
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to determine if individual music therapy sessions had an effect on state mood levels and motivation to progress in physical and occupational therapies among adult patients in an inpatient rehabilitation facility. Subjects were referred for music therapy by the facility’s rehabilitation therapist or music therapy staff for issues involving depression, anxiety and low motivation in other therapies. All subjects (N=17) served as their own controls and were placed in a pre-test/post-test design with each instance of data collection lasting one week. During the baseline week, the music therapist assessed subjects’ mood on at least three separate days. During the treatment week, subjects received at least three individual music therapy sessions that took place in the patients’ rooms. Goals included increasing mood, coping skills and quality of life measures as well as decreasing depression and anxiety. Mood was assessed immediately upon concluding each session. The Profile of Mood States – Brief Form (POMS-BF) was used to measure mood while physical therapy and occupational therapy weekly progress scores were used to measure patient motivation. Results of a one-tailed repeated-measures t-test revealed significant improvements in subject POMS-BF, PT and OT scores after receiving a week of individual music therapy sessions. Findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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