title: The psychophysiological effects of music therapy in intensive care units.
abstract: This article reviews the evidence for using music therapy with young people who are supported by mechanical ventilation. The author argues that music therapy is essential for developing a holistic approach focusing on the developmental level of a child or young person, as well as being an inexpensive, non-pharmacological, non-invasive therapy, with significant physiological and psychological benefits. She argues that more research is needed in this area to develop a sound evidence base on which guidelines to inform practice could be based.
authors.affiliation: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Trust, Hampshire.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology