Implementing music therapy through telehealth: considerations for military populations
Vaudreuil R, Langston DG, Magee WL, Betts D, Kass S, Levy C
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 25 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Case report (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Government
- Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
- Government
- U.S. Departments of Défense and Veterans Affairs
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-07-01 · Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol · vol. 17 · issue 2 · pp. 201–210
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 68 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 9.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 25 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Musicians’ Health and Performance
- Keywords
- Telehealth, Music therapy, Medicine, Telerehabilitation, Physical therapy, Psychology, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Telemedicine, Health care, Political science
- MeSH
- humans, art therapy, music therapy, telemedicine, military personnel, veterans
6 authors
From US
- Rebecca Vaudreuil · correspondingNational Endowment for the Arts
- Diane G. LangstonNational Endowment for the Arts; Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
- Wendy L. MageeTemple College; Temple University
- Donna J. BettsNational Endowment for the Arts
- Sara KassNational Endowment for the Arts
- Charles E. LevyMalcom Randall VA Medical Center
Abstract
Purpose
Telehealth provides psychotherapeutic interventions and psychoeducation for remote populations with limited access to in-person behavioural health and/or rehabilitation treatment. The United States Department of Défense and the Veterans Health Administration use telehealth to deliver primary care, medication management, and services including physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies for service members, veterans, and eligible dependents. While creative arts therapies are included in telehealth programming, the existing evidence base focuses on art therapy and dance/movement therapy, with a paucity of information on music therapy.
Methods
Discussion of didactic and applied music experiences, clinical, ethical, and technological considerations, and research pertaining to music therapy telehealth addresses this gap through presentation of three case examples. These programmes highlight music therapy telehealth with military-connected populations on a continuum of clinical and community engagement: 1) collaboration between Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and the Acoke Rural Development Initiative in Lira, Uganda; 2) the Semper Sound Cyber Health programme in San Diego, CA; and 3) the integration of music therapy telehealth into Creative Forces®, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Results
These examples illustrate that participants were found to positively respond to music therapy and community music engagement through telehealth, and reported decrease in pain, anxiety, and depression; they endorsed that telehealth was not a deterrent to continued music engagement, requested continued music therapy telehealth sessions, and recommended it to their peers.
Conclusions
Knowledge gaps and evolving models of creative arts therapies telehealth for military-connected populations are elucidated, with emphasis on clinical and ethical considerations.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMusic therapy intervention can be successfully adapted to accommodate remote facilitation.Music therapy telehealth has yielded positive participant responses including decrease in pain, anxiety, and depression.Telehealth facilitation is not a deterrent to continued music engagement.Distance delivery of music through digital platforms can support participants on a clinic to community continuum.
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