Journal article
A non-randomized [corrected] controlled trial of the active music engagement (AME) intervention on children with cancer
Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.17(7), pp.699-708
07/2008
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1301
PMID: 18033724
Abstract
Background: Coping theorists argue that environmental factors affect how children perceive and respond to stressful events such as cancer. However, few studies have investigated how particular interventions can change coping behaviors. The active music engagement (AME) intervention was designed to counter stressful qualities of the in-patient hospital environment by introducing three forms of environmental support.
Method: The purpose of this multi-site randomized controlled trial was to determine the efficacy of the AME intervention on three coping-related behaviors (i.e. positive facial affect, active engagement, and initiation). Eighty-three participants, ages 4-7, were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: AME (n = 27), music listening (ML; n = 28), or audio storybooks (ASB; n = 28). Conditions were videotaped to facilitate behavioral data collection using time-sampling procedures.
Results: After adjusting for baseline differences, repeated measure analyses indicated that AME participants had a significantly higher frequency of coping-related behaviors compared with ML or ASB. Positive facial affect and active engagement were significantly higher during AME compared with ML and ASB (p<0.0001). Initiation was significantly higher during AME than ASB (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study supports the use of the AME intervention to encourage coping-related behaviors in hospitalized children aged 4-7 receiving cancer treatment. Copyright (C) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A non-randomized [corrected] controlled trial of the active music engagement (AME) intervention on children with cancer
- Creators
- Sheri L. Robb - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisAlicia A. Clair - University of KansasMasayo Watanabe - Phoenix Children's HospitalPatrick O. Monahan - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisFaouzi Azzouz - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisJanice W. Stouffer - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterAllison Ebberts - University of Missouri–Kansas CityEmily Darsie - Rainbow Babies & Children's HospitalCourtney Whitmer - Southern Methodist UniversityJoey WalkerKirsten Nelson - University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s HospitalDeanna Hanson-Abromeit - University of Missouri–Kansas CityDeforia Lane - University Hospitals Seidman Cancer CenterAnn Hannan - Riley Hospital for Children
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.17(7), pp.699-708
- DOI
- 10.1002/pon.1301
- PMID
- 18033724
- NLM abbreviation
- Psychooncology
- ISSN
- 1057-9249
- eISSN
- 1099-1611
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2008
- Academic Unit
- School of Music
- Record Identifier
- 9984399626302771
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