TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the role of music therapy in cardiac rehabilitation after cardiothoracic surgery : a qualitative study using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music
AU - Short, Alison
AU - Gibb, Heather
AU - Fildes, Jennifer
AU - Holmes, Colin
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background: Cardiac rehabilitation integrates physical, psychological, and vocational strategies to restore and sustain optimal health. Objective: An innovative study using music therapy (Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music [BMGIM]) explored the experiences of cardiac rehabilitation participants in an outpatient setting at 2 major metropolitan teaching hospitals. Methods: Commencing 6 to 15 weeks after cardiothoracic surgery, 6 study participants were recruited for 6 weekly music therapy (BMGIM) sessions. Qualitative analysis of the patient narrative within a semiotic framework demonstrated that patients used music therapy to spontaneously explore their recovery process. Results: Five grand themes emerged: (1) looking through the frame, (2) feeling the impact, (3) spiralling into the unexpected, (4) sublime plateau, and (5) rehearsing new steps. The themes related to physical changes, adjustment after surgery, and anticipated lifestyle. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that music therapy (BMGIM) may be used to access and understand the internal recovery process of postcardiothoracic surgical patients, providing an additional clinical tool to augment the external rehabilitation process.
AB - Background: Cardiac rehabilitation integrates physical, psychological, and vocational strategies to restore and sustain optimal health. Objective: An innovative study using music therapy (Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music [BMGIM]) explored the experiences of cardiac rehabilitation participants in an outpatient setting at 2 major metropolitan teaching hospitals. Methods: Commencing 6 to 15 weeks after cardiothoracic surgery, 6 study participants were recruited for 6 weekly music therapy (BMGIM) sessions. Qualitative analysis of the patient narrative within a semiotic framework demonstrated that patients used music therapy to spontaneously explore their recovery process. Results: Five grand themes emerged: (1) looking through the frame, (2) feeling the impact, (3) spiralling into the unexpected, (4) sublime plateau, and (5) rehearsing new steps. The themes related to physical changes, adjustment after surgery, and anticipated lifestyle. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that music therapy (BMGIM) may be used to access and understand the internal recovery process of postcardiothoracic surgical patients, providing an additional clinical tool to augment the external rehabilitation process.
KW - heart
KW - music therapy
KW - narrative
KW - surgery
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/549956
U2 - 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31825bc9c9
DO - 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31825bc9c9
M3 - Article
SN - 0889-4655
VL - 28
SP - E74-E81
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
IS - 6
ER -