Therapeutic role of music listening in stroke rehabilitation.
We performed two parallel interview studies of stroke patients (n= 20) and professional nurses (n= 5) to gain more insight into the therapeutic role of music listening in stroke rehabilitation. Results suggest that music listening can be used to relax, improve mood, and provide both physical and mental activation during the early stages of recovery from stroke. Thus, music listening could provide a useful clinical tool in stroke rehabilitation.
Forsblom
Anita
A
Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. anifor@welho.com
Laitinen
Sari
S
Särkämö
Teppo
T
Tervaniemi
Mari
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation