Staff perceptions of how music therapy can support palliative care patients in a New Zealand / Aotearoa hospice, with a particular focus on spiritual care : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington

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dc.contributor.authorSquires, Keryn
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-11T21:55:40Z
dc.date.available2011-12-11T21:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of staff from a hospice, in New Zealand / Aotearoa, regarding the use of music therapy in the care of dying patients. The study has a particular focus on spiritual aspects of palliative care in music therapy, as spirituality is an inherent aspect of the work done by caregivers in palliative care. Hospice staff were asked to reflect on what they knew and understood of music therapy before, and after, a music therapy student arrived at the hospice, and their narratives were explored to uncover the links between patients, music and spirituality. The aim of this was to identify what might be needed to increase knowledge, to improve referral processes, and to increase opportunities for collaborative team work. A cross-section of staff, i.e. two nurses, one doctor, an occupational therapist, and a counsellor, who were part of the palliative care team, were recruited to participate in two semi-structured interviews to discuss their perceptions of the potential for music therapy to support the spiritual needs of hospice patients. A qualitative approach was employed and narrative analysis was used to interpret the interviews. Narrative research emphasises the language of human understanding and in this research it involved gathering participants’ ‘stories’ of their evolving perceptions over time. Findings suggest the language used to describe spiritual care in music therapy was different for each participant although common meanings were drawn from the participants’ stories. Commonalities included: music therapy in the hospice was valued by the participants; some participants would like more knowledge to make an informed referral. In addition, staff understanding appeared to have increased over time partly due to educational seminars, sharing at team meetings, actual exposure to music therapy, informal conversations with staff, and participants’ growing knowledge of music therapy through their own personal process of learning.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/2921
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMusic therapyen_US
dc.subjectPalliative treatmenten_US
dc.subjectHospice careen_US
dc.subjectTerminal careen_US
dc.subjectSpiritual care (health aspects)en_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.titleStaff perceptions of how music therapy can support palliative care patients in a New Zealand / Aotearoa hospice, with a particular focus on spiritual care : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellingtonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorSquires, Keryn
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic Therapy
thesis.degree.grantorNew Zealand School of Music
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music Therapy (M.Mus.Ther.)
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