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- Title
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF MUSIC THERAPISTS' LIVED EXPERIENCES WHEN WORKING WITH HOSPICE PATIENTS WHO WERE ACTIVELY DYING: AN ANALYSIS OF WORDS, MANDALAS, AND MUSIC.
- Authors
Fox, Erin I.
- Abstract
This phenomenological study was an exploration of the lived experiences of three music therapists who worked with hospice patients who were very close to death and in an active process of dying. The participants spoke of their experiences, drew mandalas, and improvised music. Through the lens of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) two primary themes emerged: clinical experiences and personal experiences. Subthemes under clinical experiences included use of ongoing assessment, clinical reasoning, importance of presence, clinical use of music to meet patient needs, roles as music therapist, awareness of countertransference, family presence and influence, and working with patients' spirituality. Subthemes under personal experiences included awareness of needs for self-care, emotions and new awareness from the work, a deepened understanding of death, and the work as spiritual on a personal level. Emotional and spiritual experiences were present in both clinical and personal experiences. The mandalas and music improvisation served as arts-based modalities of data collection and helped the participants reveal more, especially about their personal experiences.
- Subjects
HOSPICE patients; MUSIC improvisation; HOSPICE nurses; MUSIC; MEDICAL logic; EMOTIONAL experience
- Publication
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, 2019, Vol 14, p1
- ISSN
1559-7326
- Publication type
Article