AIR: Advances in Respiration – Music therapy in the treatment of chronic pulmonary disease

The aim of this randomized control study is to examine the effect of a multimodal psycho-music therapy intervention on respiratory symptoms, psychological well-being and quality of life of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other lung diseases as adjunct to Pulmonary Rehabilitation with a design of music therapy plus PR compared to Pulmonary Rehabilitation alone. Music therapy group treatment including music visualization, wind playing and singing was provided weekly. This was compared with standard care treatment.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - October 19, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bernardo Canga, Ronit Azoulay, Jonathan Raskin, Joanne Loewy Tags: Clinical trial paper Source Type: research