TY - JOUR
T1 - Music for Wellness in rehabilitation patients
T2 - programme description and evaluation results
AU - Davies, C.
AU - Shurdington, J.
AU - Murray, K.
AU - Slater, L.
AU - Pearson, Dean E.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Objective: The evaluation of real-world, hospital-based, arts programmes is important for quality assurance, to increase knowledge of successful practice and awareness of effective arts-health collaborations. The objective of this study was to describe the Music for Wellness programme and evaluation at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital, Australia. Study design: An impact evaluation and quasi-experimental pre-post study was conducted. Methods: The Music for Wellness programme for rehabilitation patients ran on a weekly basis for 18 weeks (i.e., 18 stand-alone workshops). Evaluation feedback was collected from patients and hospital staff/visitors. The primary outcome measures were pre-post workshop changes in patients' mood, measured via a ‘faces’ visual analogue scale; and pain, measured via a numerical rating scale. Linear mixed models and growth curve analyses were performed. Evaluation questions about mental well-being, pain reduction, musical skill attainment and the hospital environment were also asked and, a descriptive analysis was conducted. Results: Between the baseline, preworkshop and postworkshop time points, a significant increase in rehabilitation patients' mood and decrease in self-reported pain were found. Changes were consistent over time. The patients and hospital staff/visitors agreed the programme enhanced the hospital environment and music skills, resulted in positive benefits (e.g., relaxation, opportunity to socialise) and should be continued. Conclusion: This study provides valuable information about a low-cost, non-pharmacological programme that successfully enhanced the hospital environment and supported patients' well-being in a rehabilitation setting.
AB - Objective: The evaluation of real-world, hospital-based, arts programmes is important for quality assurance, to increase knowledge of successful practice and awareness of effective arts-health collaborations. The objective of this study was to describe the Music for Wellness programme and evaluation at St John of God Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital, Australia. Study design: An impact evaluation and quasi-experimental pre-post study was conducted. Methods: The Music for Wellness programme for rehabilitation patients ran on a weekly basis for 18 weeks (i.e., 18 stand-alone workshops). Evaluation feedback was collected from patients and hospital staff/visitors. The primary outcome measures were pre-post workshop changes in patients' mood, measured via a ‘faces’ visual analogue scale; and pain, measured via a numerical rating scale. Linear mixed models and growth curve analyses were performed. Evaluation questions about mental well-being, pain reduction, musical skill attainment and the hospital environment were also asked and, a descriptive analysis was conducted. Results: Between the baseline, preworkshop and postworkshop time points, a significant increase in rehabilitation patients' mood and decrease in self-reported pain were found. Changes were consistent over time. The patients and hospital staff/visitors agreed the programme enhanced the hospital environment and music skills, resulted in positive benefits (e.g., relaxation, opportunity to socialise) and should be continued. Conclusion: This study provides valuable information about a low-cost, non-pharmacological programme that successfully enhanced the hospital environment and supported patients' well-being in a rehabilitation setting.
KW - Evaluation
KW - Mental health
KW - Music
KW - Pain
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Singing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104330153&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.008
DO - 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 33878712
AN - SCOPUS:85104330153
SN - 0033-3506
VL - 194
SP - 109
EP - 115
JO - Public Health
JF - Public Health
ER -