In this 1.5 year action research pilot study, an interprofessional team of co-researchers studied... more In this 1.5 year action research pilot study, an interprofessional team of co-researchers studied the use of online intercultural collaboration to integrate music therapy-informed activities into community-based rehabilitation (CBR) with rural families in central India. Over four cycles of action and evaluation, Australian music therapy (MT) co-researchers and Indian CBR co-researchers studied the perceived impact of MT-informed activities in CBR for CBR facilitators and participating families, and the online communication strategies and MT information that were useful. The research team identified that the integration of MT-informed activities into CBR led to a perceived increase in family motivation and engagement in CBR, enhanced connection between CBR facilitators and families, and greater enjoyment and fun for all involved. Researchers also identified some foundational MT techniques that were useful and articulated some practical considerations for online intercultural collabor...
Background and Objectives Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography of... more Background and Objectives Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography often experience high levels of anxiety and physiological disturbances. Music interventions have been found to be effective in bringing down the anxiety and reducing the physiological disturbances for these patients. However, the efficacy of the combination of music and yoga interventions for pre-procedural anxiety and physiological disturbances needs to be studied. We aimed in this study to compare the effect of music intervention with the combination of music and yoga interventions to impact the psychophysiological responses like anxiety, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate of patients who were posted for coronary angiography Methods and Procedures A total of 45 patients who were posted for coronary angiography were included in the study and randomly divided into three groups. Music group ( n=15) received music listening intervention in the form listening to pre-recorded pref...
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2015
Objective: To observe effect of relaxing music on systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and ... more Objective: To observe effect of relaxing music on systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and heart rates in hospitalized pre-hypertensive pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Methods: Sixty hospitalized pre-hypertensive pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy were included in the study. They were divided into experiment (n=30) and control (n=30) groups by randomization. Experiment group received three, 15 minutes sessions of receptive music therapy in form of non-rhythmic instrumental music. The control group did not receive music therapy intervention. BP and heart rates were measured before and after each session. Results: Experiment group showed significant reduction in systolic BP, diastolic BP and heart rate after each session of receptive music therapy. In comparison between two groups, systolic BP showed significant reduction. No subject experienced any adverse effect. Conclusion: Listening to relaxing music can reduce BP and heart rates in hospit...
The electronic transcript of Sumathy Sundar's interview with Michael McGuire arrived... more The electronic transcript of Sumathy Sundar's interview with Michael McGuire arrived while I was working in Greece and coincidentally several themes from the interview resonate with my experience working there with music therapy colleagues. During the seminars I held in ...
Abstract: This paper is about a single case study of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma–Hypopharynx patien... more Abstract: This paper is about a single case study of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma–Hypopharynx patient, to find out if receptive music therapy could be combined with comprehensive counseling and providing health information as a cognitive behavioral ...
International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2017
Aims: This study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of group music therapy in the f... more Aims: This study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of group music therapy in the form of group singing, led by a music therapist, on depressive symptoms and loneliness in institutionalized geriatric individuals having mild depression. Settings and Design: The study was conducted as a randomized control trial at St. Mary's Home for the aged, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted as a randomized control trial. Subjects and Methods: The experiment group (n = 40) received daily music therapy in the form of group singing lead by a music therapist for 3 weeks. The control group (n = 40) did not receive any specific intervention. Baseline and weekly Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) and UCLA Loneliness Scale scores were recorded in both groups. Statistical Analysis Used : Measures of Central Tendency, Mann-Whitney U-test, and Wilcoxon W value. Results: Statistically significant improvement (P < 0.05) was seen in both the scores at the end of 3 we...
The effect of music listening on the neurological processes by effecting mesolimbic structural ch... more The effect of music listening on the neurological processes by effecting mesolimbic structural changes which is responsible for reward processing has been explored. Pleasant emotional responses to music are associated with changes in cerebral blood flow in brain regions thought to be involved in reward/motivation, emotion, and arousal Ventral striatum, midbrain, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex, and ventral medial prefrontal cortex. However, there are not many studies which conclusively indicate the beneficial effects of listening to music on the recovery of the biological aspects of craving and withdrawal symptoms in patients with alcoholic dependence. This study was conducted on 30 patients with Alcoholic Dependency Syndrome (ADS) in the age group of 18 to 64 with an aim to arrive at a suitable research methodology and to detect any limitations relating to recruitment of patients for the study, randomization, period of intervention and compliance to interventional procedures on the ...
In this 1.5 year action research pilot study, an interprofessional team of co-researchers studied... more In this 1.5 year action research pilot study, an interprofessional team of co-researchers studied the use of online intercultural collaboration to integrate music therapy-informed activities into community-based rehabilitation (CBR) with rural families in central India. Over four cycles of action and evaluation, Australian music therapy (MT) co-researchers and Indian CBR co-researchers studied the perceived impact of MT-informed activities in CBR for CBR facilitators and participating families, and the online communication strategies and MT information that were useful. The research team identified that the integration of MT-informed activities into CBR led to a perceived increase in family motivation and engagement in CBR, enhanced connection between CBR facilitators and families, and greater enjoyment and fun for all involved. Researchers also identified some foundational MT techniques that were useful and articulated some practical considerations for online intercultural collabor...
Background and Objectives Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography of... more Background and Objectives Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography often experience high levels of anxiety and physiological disturbances. Music interventions have been found to be effective in bringing down the anxiety and reducing the physiological disturbances for these patients. However, the efficacy of the combination of music and yoga interventions for pre-procedural anxiety and physiological disturbances needs to be studied. We aimed in this study to compare the effect of music intervention with the combination of music and yoga interventions to impact the psychophysiological responses like anxiety, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate of patients who were posted for coronary angiography Methods and Procedures A total of 45 patients who were posted for coronary angiography were included in the study and randomly divided into three groups. Music group ( n=15) received music listening intervention in the form listening to pre-recorded pref...
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2015
Objective: To observe effect of relaxing music on systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and ... more Objective: To observe effect of relaxing music on systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and heart rates in hospitalized pre-hypertensive pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Methods: Sixty hospitalized pre-hypertensive pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy were included in the study. They were divided into experiment (n=30) and control (n=30) groups by randomization. Experiment group received three, 15 minutes sessions of receptive music therapy in form of non-rhythmic instrumental music. The control group did not receive music therapy intervention. BP and heart rates were measured before and after each session. Results: Experiment group showed significant reduction in systolic BP, diastolic BP and heart rate after each session of receptive music therapy. In comparison between two groups, systolic BP showed significant reduction. No subject experienced any adverse effect. Conclusion: Listening to relaxing music can reduce BP and heart rates in hospit...
The electronic transcript of Sumathy Sundar&amp;#x27;s interview with Michael McGuire arrived... more The electronic transcript of Sumathy Sundar&amp;#x27;s interview with Michael McGuire arrived while I was working in Greece and coincidentally several themes from the interview resonate with my experience working there with music therapy colleagues. During the seminars I held in ...
Abstract: This paper is about a single case study of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma–Hypopharynx patien... more Abstract: This paper is about a single case study of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma–Hypopharynx patient, to find out if receptive music therapy could be combined with comprehensive counseling and providing health information as a cognitive behavioral ...
International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2017
Aims: This study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of group music therapy in the f... more Aims: This study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of group music therapy in the form of group singing, led by a music therapist, on depressive symptoms and loneliness in institutionalized geriatric individuals having mild depression. Settings and Design: The study was conducted as a randomized control trial at St. Mary's Home for the aged, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted as a randomized control trial. Subjects and Methods: The experiment group (n = 40) received daily music therapy in the form of group singing lead by a music therapist for 3 weeks. The control group (n = 40) did not receive any specific intervention. Baseline and weekly Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) and UCLA Loneliness Scale scores were recorded in both groups. Statistical Analysis Used : Measures of Central Tendency, Mann-Whitney U-test, and Wilcoxon W value. Results: Statistically significant improvement (P < 0.05) was seen in both the scores at the end of 3 we...
The effect of music listening on the neurological processes by effecting mesolimbic structural ch... more The effect of music listening on the neurological processes by effecting mesolimbic structural changes which is responsible for reward processing has been explored. Pleasant emotional responses to music are associated with changes in cerebral blood flow in brain regions thought to be involved in reward/motivation, emotion, and arousal Ventral striatum, midbrain, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex, and ventral medial prefrontal cortex. However, there are not many studies which conclusively indicate the beneficial effects of listening to music on the recovery of the biological aspects of craving and withdrawal symptoms in patients with alcoholic dependence. This study was conducted on 30 patients with Alcoholic Dependency Syndrome (ADS) in the age group of 18 to 64 with an aim to arrive at a suitable research methodology and to detect any limitations relating to recruitment of patients for the study, randomization, period of intervention and compliance to interventional procedures on the ...
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