1. Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Trial
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Tora Söderström Gaden, Claire Ghetti, Ingrid Kvestad, Łucja Bieleninik, Andreas Størksen Stordal, Jörg Assmus, Shmuel Arnon, Cochavit Elefant, Shulamit Epstein, Mark Ettenberger, Marcela Lichtensztejn, Merethe Wolf Lindvall, Julie Mangersnes, Catharina Janner Røed, Bente Johanne Vederhus, and Christian Gold
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Adult ,Male ,Time Factors ,Adolescent ,Infant, Newborn ,Middle Aged ,Mother-Child Relations ,Young Adult ,Treatment Outcome ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Intensive Care, Neonatal ,Humans ,Female ,Longitudinal Studies ,Father-Child Relations ,Music Therapy ,Infant, Premature - Abstract
OBJECTIVES To evaluate short-term effects of music therapy (MT) for premature infants and their caregivers on mother-infant bonding, parental anxiety, and maternal depression. METHODS Parallel, pragmatic, randomized controlled-trial conducted in 7 level III NICUs and 1 level IV NICU in 5 countries enrolling premature infants ( RESULTS From August 2018 to April 2020, 213 families were enrolled in the study, of whom 108 were randomly assigned to standard care and 105 to MT. Of the participants, 208 of 213 (98%) completed treatment and assessments. Participants in the MT group received a mean (SD) of 10 sessions (5.95), and 87 of 105 participants (83%) received the minimum of 6 sessions. The estimated group effect (95% confidence interval) for PBQ was −0.61 (−1.82 to 0.59). No significant differences between groups were found (P = .32). No significant effects for secondary outcomes or subgroups were found. CONCLUSIONS Parent-led, infant-directed singing supported by a music therapist resulted in no significant differences between groups in mother-infant bonding, parental anxiety, or maternal depression at discharge.
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- 2022
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