Carers' experiences of group therapeutic songwriting: An interpretive phenomenological analysis
Carers' experiences of group therapeutic songwriting: An interpretive phenomenological analysis
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DOI：
10.1177/1359457517728914
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发表时间：
2018-05-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Yeates, Sarah
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作者：
Baker, Felicity A.;Yeates, Sarah
支持痴呆症患者的照顾者过上幸福和健康的生活具有国际重要性。本研究旨在探讨护老者参与创作团体歌曲的经验。四个照顾者（2男2女）的人与痴呆症患者参加了四个治疗组歌曲创作会议。在两名音乐治疗师和支持人员的协助下，参与者共同创作了一首反映他们照顾者经历的歌曲，让积极和消极的观点在歌曲中得到体现。解释现象学分析被用来分析与四个照顾者在节目结束时的访谈。进行了跨案例分析，以确定反复出现的主题和次主题。调查结果显示，照顾者对该方案的体验超出了他们的预期。他们发现共同创作歌曲的合作成分是有意义的，随后，这首歌对这个群体有意义。照顾者经历了歌曲创作的过程，赋予权力，有一个真正细心的听众听到的声音，他们通过这个过程了解自己，彼此和照顾者的旅程。这项研究提供了初步的迹象表明，在照顾方案组歌曲创作是一个值得的经验，但需要进一步的研究，以了解其对福祉的影响。
Supporting carers of people living with dementia to live happy and healthy lives is of international importance. This study aimed to explore carers' experiences of participating in a creative group songwriting process. Four carers (2 male and 2 female) of people living with dementia participated in four therapeutic group songwriting sessions. Facilitated by two music therapists and support staff, the participants co-created a song that reflected their carer experiences allowing positive and negative perspectives to be represented in the song. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse interviews with the four carers at the end of the programme. A cross-case analysis was performed to identify recurring themes and subthemes. Findings highlight that carers' experience of the programme went beyond their expectations. They found the collaborative component of co-creating songs was meaningful, and subsequently, the song held meaning for the group. Carers experienced the songwriting process as empowering, having a voice that was heard by genuinely attentive listeners and that they learned about themselves, each other, and the carer journey through the process. This study provides preliminary indications that group songwriting in carer programmes is a worthwhile experience, but further research is needed to understand its impact on wellbeing.