Abstract
Music therapy is a common complementary and alternative therapy in addition to medical treatment for patients with cancer. If music therapy, which is known has a positive effect on human emotions and behaviors, is a useful additional therapy, it should be more integrated into pyscho-oncology. In this study, we aimed to determine medical oncologist attitudes to music therapy for patients with cancer and knowledge about musicology and music therapy in Turkey. This survey study included questions about participant attitudes and knowledge regarding music therapy as well as demographic characteristics. The population of the study were 402 physicians working in medical oncology in Turkey and the sample covered 112 participants in the the survey. For statistical analyses the chi-square test, Fischer exact test, and Mann-Whitney U analysis are applied. In our study the rate for medical oncologists who were interested in music therapy was 28% (n=112). Some 30% (n=34) of medical oncologists recommended music therapy for their patients and 55% (n=61) recommended music therapy to prevent anxiety in patients with cancer. In this study, for more harmony with patients and in order to ensure management of adverse effect, it was concluded that music therapy should be regrded as an additional therapy in oncology clinics.
Highlights
Since ancient times in history of humanity music is a therapy method which is really interested in
If music therapy, which is known has a positive effect on human emotions and behaviors, is a useful additional therapy, it should be more integrated into pyscho-oncology
What is the importance of music therapy and degree of applicability in clinical practice applications today? In this study, we aimed to determine medical oncologists’ attitudes for musicology, music and therapy in patients with cancer and knowledge about musicology in Turkey
Summary
Since ancient times in history of humanity music is a therapy method which is really interested in. Nowadays, it is a part of non-drug complementary treatment like hypnosis, yoga, group and talking cure and religious inculcation for psychological assistance in patients (O’Callaghan et al, 2012; Archie et al, 2013; Toccafondi et al, 2013). There is no study that is managed by musicology and discussed with ethnographic perspective and musicology of music therapy in patients with cancer The reason for this is ethnographic view which is described the effects of music on human emotions and behaviors not known by world of medicine exactly. If music therapy, which is known has a positive effect on human emotions and behaviors, is a useful additional therapy, it should be more integrated into pyscho-oncology. Conclusions: In this study, for more harmony with patients and in order to ensure management of adverse effect, it was concluded that music therapy should be regrded as an additional therapy in oncology clinics
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