Music Therapy Intervention to Reduce Caregiver Distress at the End of Life
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Anxiety, Depression |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/8/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 5, 2017 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2019 |
| Contact: | Michelle McKenna, BS |
| Email: | McKenna.Michelle@mayo.edu |
| Phone: | 507-255-0001 |
Music Therapy Intervention to Reduce Caregiver Distress at the End of Life: A Feasibility Study
This is a study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a music therapy
intervention for caregivers of hospitalized patients who are referred to inpatient hospice.
intervention for caregivers of hospitalized patients who are referred to inpatient hospice.
Caregivers are at high risk for stress, poor quality of life (QOL), and burnout. As a patient
nears death, common themes for caregivers include anxiety and emotional distress from
impending death, anticipatory grief, and acceptance of loss, which negatively impact the
caregiver QOL. Investigators propose to conduct a pilot project to investigate music therapy
impact on caregiver distress for caregivers of imminently dying hospitalized patients
referred to hospice. Upon enrollment, caregivers will be provided a music therapy
intervention with legacy-building components, and will be asked to complete 3 brief
questionnaires on distress and quality of life before and after the music therapy to assess
their response to the intervention. The overall aim is to reduce caregiver distress and
optimize QOL.
nears death, common themes for caregivers include anxiety and emotional distress from
impending death, anticipatory grief, and acceptance of loss, which negatively impact the
caregiver QOL. Investigators propose to conduct a pilot project to investigate music therapy
impact on caregiver distress for caregivers of imminently dying hospitalized patients
referred to hospice. Upon enrollment, caregivers will be provided a music therapy
intervention with legacy-building components, and will be asked to complete 3 brief
questionnaires on distress and quality of life before and after the music therapy to assess
their response to the intervention. The overall aim is to reduce caregiver distress and
optimize QOL.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age > 18 years
2. Self-identified caregiver
3. English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Unable to provide consent
We found this trial at
1
site
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
Principal Investigator: Maria I Lapid, MD
Phone: 507-255-0001
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