title: Perspectives of medical oncologists regarding music therapy for patients with cancer in Turkey - can musicology be integrated into psycho-oncology?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Music therapy is a common complementary and alternative therapy in addition to medical treatment for patients with cancer. If music therapy, which is known has a positive effect on human emotions and behaviors, is a useful additional therapy, it should be more integrated into pyscho-oncology. In this study, we aimed to determine medical oncologist attitudes to music therapy for patients with cancer and knowledge about musicology and music therapy in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  This survey study included questions about participant attitudes and knowledge regarding music therapy as well as demographic characteristics. The population of the study were 402 physicians working in medical oncology in Turkey and the sample covered 112 participants in the the survey. For statistical analyses the chi-square test, Fischer exact test, and Mann-Whitney U analysis are applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our study the rate for medical oncologists who were interested in music therapy was 28% (n=112). Some 30% (n=34) of medical oncologists recommended music therapy for their patients and 55% (n=61) recommended music therapy to prevent anxiety in patients with cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, for more harmony with patients and in order to ensure management of adverse effect, it was concluded that music therapy should be regrded as an additional therapy in oncology clinics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Education and Research Hospital, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey E-mail : mugla.medicaloncology@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanriverdi
authors.forename: Nil Fatma
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Aydemir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009147:Music Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey