Efficacy of music therapy in the context of mental health promotion
Section: Health and quality of life
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Puig Llobet M, Lluch Canut MT. Eficacia de la musicoterapia en el contexto de la promoción de la salud mental. Metas de Enferm nov 2012; 15(9): 58-61
Authors
1Montserrat Puig Llobet, 2María Teresa Lluch Canut
Position
1Enfermera. Doctora en Sociología. Profesora colaboradora permanente del Departamento de Enfermería de Salud Pública.2Catedrática de Enfermería Psicosocial y Salud Mental en la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad de Barcelona.
Contact address
Montserrat Puig Llobet. Escuela de Enfermería. Universidad de Barcelona. C/ Feixa Llarga, s/n. 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).
Contact email: monpuigllob@ub.edu
Abstract
Objective: to assess the efficacy of music therapy intervention, according to NIC taxonomy, in the healthy population based on perceived utility, continuity and satisfaction.
Methodology: descriptive cross-sectional study. The study subjects were relatives of the students of the Degree in Nursing at the University of Barcelona School of Nursing who took the elective course “Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC)” in 2008-2009. The music therapy intervention (NIC 4400) developed, implemented and evaluated by students, consisted of the activities selected for the type of population and community context in which it was conducted.
Results: the intervention was performed on 131 relatives and friends of the students, 92,4% women and 71,8% aged18-24 years. For 84% of cases, relaxation was the purpose of the intervention, considered as satisfactory by 91,6% and useful by 88,6%, 74% said they would continue doing it. The type of music was selected individually depending on the purpose and personal preference: music was heard twice daily by 91,2% of cases, between 15 and 30 minutes/day. 97% of the sample conducted the intervention at home.
Conclusions: music therapy (NIC 4400) used in a healthy population in order to obtain satisfactory relaxation is perceived as useful for this purpose. Most of the people that experienced music therapy expressed the intention to continue using it.
The intervention activities of NIC 4400 are well raised and allow a good application and adaptation, depending on the context allowing for individual attention.
Keywords:
healthy adult; Mental Health; music therapy; nursing interventions classificationpromotion
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Eficacia de la musicoterapia en el contexto de la promoción de la salud mental
