Music, death, and dying : a systematic review of hospice and palliative care literature

ABSTRACTMUSIC, DEATH, AND DYING:A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE LITERATUREByVirginia A. AndersonThe purpose of this research was to categorize, code and summarize articles and abstracts on music therapy and palliative care and hospice in order to highlight themes and trends, as well as provide direction for future research. Findings included data summaries on treatment settings, population trends, diagnoses, and treatment focuses or areas of investigation. Of 79 articles reviewed, 17 were quantitative, 12 were qualitative, 31 were clinical, 8 professional, 7 theoretical/philosophical, 2 historical, and 2 uncategorized. The common goal of the majority of the 79 articles was to look at emotional wellbeing and benefit, with the most prevalent population being adult patients. In the early 2000's there was an explosion of literature and a push toward empirical studies. Within the past 40 years we have gone from theorizing about the benefits of palliative care and hospice to producing empirical studies measuring quality of life and length of life, as well as creating songwriting tools to measure grief in children. Further breakdowns are given as well as implications for future research.

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Virginia A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Smeltekop, Roger
• Taggart, Cynthia
• Tims, Fredrick

• Hospice care
• Music thanatology
• Music therapy
• Palliative treatment

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

etd:1000
isbn:9781267090225
isbn:1267090227
oclc:931852541
umi:1503465
local:Anderson_grad.msu_0128N_10895

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:d.lib.msu.edu:etd_1000