title: Instituting a music listening intervention for critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation: Exemplars from two patient cases.
abstract: Music is an ideal intervention to reduce anxiety and promote relaxation in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. This article reviews the basis for a music listening intervention and describes two case examples with patients utilizing a music listening intervention to illustrate the implementation and use of the music listening protocol in this dynamic environment. The case examples illustrate the importance and necessity of engaging a music therapist in not only assessing the music preferences of patients, but also for implementing a music listening protocol to manage the varied and challenging needs of patients in the critical care setting. Additionally, the case examples presented in this paper demonstrate the wide array of music patients prefer and how the ease of a music listening protocol allows mechanically ventilated patients to engage in managing their own anxiety during this distressful experience.
authors.affiliation: Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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authors.lastname: Heiderscheit
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chlan
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Donley
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