Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21026
Title: Exploring the Role of Music Therapy in Cardiac Rehabilitation After Cardiothoracic Surgery
Contributor(s): Short, Alison (author); Gibb, Heather (author); Fildes, Jennifer (author); Holmes, Colin  (author)
Publication Date: 2013
DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0b013e31825bc9c9
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21026
Abstract: Background: Cardiac rehabilitation integrates physical, psychological, and vocational strategies to restore and sustain optimal health. Objective: An innovative study using music therapy (Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music [BMGIM]) explored the experiences of cardiac rehabilitation participants in an outpatient setting at 2 major metropolitan teaching hospitals. Methods: Commencing 6 to 15 weeks after cardiothoracic surgery, 6 study participants were recruited for 6 weekly music therapy (BMGIM) sessions. Qualitative analysis of the patient narrative within a semiotic framework demonstrated that patients used music therapy to spontaneously explore their recovery process. Results: Five grand themes emerged: (1) looking through the frame, (2) feeling the impact, (3) spiralling into the unexpected, (4) sublime plateau, and (5) rehearsing new steps. The themes related to physical changes, adjustment after surgery, and anticipated lifestyle. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that music therapy (BMGIM) may be used to access and understand the internal recovery process of postcardiothoracic surgical patients, providing an additional clinical tool to augment the external rehabilitation process.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 28(6), p. E74-E81
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1550-5049
0889-4655
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920210 Nursing
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200307 Nursing
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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