Music Medicine Music Therapy Definition Bruscia 1998 Systematic

Music Medicine

Music Therapy Definition (Bruscia, 1998) “Systematic process of intervention wherein therapist helps the client to promote health, using music experiences and the relationships that develop through them as dynamic forces of change. ”

Literature review Knowledge Gap Application Research Implementation research Music Health

No stress Stress Music+Stress 8 days Outcomes: Immune response, Tumor cells developed

Natural Killer Cell (NK-Cell) activities of the spleen Nunez 2002: Life Science

Percentage of Metastasis in comparison to with unstressed group Nunez 2002: Life Science

Worldwide medical consumption of morphine WHO 2003: World Cancer Report

Effect of music on at least 50% pain relief Cepeda 2006: Cochrane

Anxiety level: Music vs. No music during colposcopy Galaal 2007: Cochrane database

Music as a media - Health education via group participation - Composition & Improvisation - Thai Isan traditional “rap” Wiangnon 2007, APJCP

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