The effect of using music therapy with relaxation imagery in the management of XXXX undergoing bone marrow transplantation: a pilot feasibility study.

@entity1 @entity390 @entity73 @entity1503 @entity158
CONTEXT: Bone marrow/stem cell transplantation is becoming an increasingly common treatment for a variety of @entity1503 . The treatment process is not benign. Both physiologic and psychological regimen-related side effects are common, @entity158 , and even life threatening. Music therapy is the prescribed use of music to aid in the prevention or amelioration of physical, @entity73 . Relaxation imagery, as used in this study, consisted of simple visualization and direct imagery-based suggestions. The mechanism of action of the intervention is hypothesized to be reduction of the stress response through neuroendocrine pathways. OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of providing a combined music therapy and relaxation imagery intervention to @entity1 on a bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit and to examine the effects on the frequency and intensity of @entity158 and @entity390 , the two most common side effects associated with transplantation. DESIGN: Case controlled study. SETTING: University hospital-based bone marrow transplant unit serving @entity1 of all ages. @entity1 : Transplant recipients aged 4 years or older. INTERVENTION: 45-minute music-assisted relaxation and relaxation imagery sessions provided twice a week by a trained music therapist from date of enrollment into the study to discharge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Pre/post music/relaxation imagery intervention measures of @entity158 and @entity390 using a visual analog scale; determination of time-to-engraftment.
