Article Category: Review
Published Online: Oct 02, 2020
Page range: 179 - 183
Received: Dec 19, 2019
Accepted: Jan 17, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0031
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Objective
To summarize the research progress of music therapy in hospice care and to provide reference for further research.
Methods
A wide range of literatures on music therapy and hospice care at home and abroad were searched and read, and the literature was integrated, judged, analyzed, and summarized.
Results
The related research on music therapy in hospice care mainly focused on western developed countries such as Europe and the United States. China is still in the stage of theoretical exploration, lacking qualitative research based on case investigation and empirical research based on data statistics.
Conclusions
Music therapy supports the management of symptoms in hospice care, which can meet the diverse needs of patients and their family members including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.