Music Therapy and Humanization in ED Healthcare Professionals
Impact of a Short Music Therapy Program on Intra- and Interpersonal Factors of Humanized Care in a Group of Emergency Nursing Staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá: a Mixed-methods Pilot and Feasibility Study
Background: Healthcare professionals in emergency departments frequently experience stressful situations that could jeopardize their mental health, sense of purpose, and ability to empathize with patients, families, and colleagues.
Research question: What is the impact of a short music therapy program on the intra- and interpersonal factors of humanized care among emergency nursing staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB)? Methodology: This research is a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility study. For the quantitative component, we will apply the HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale) and ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure at the start and at the end of the music therapy program. For the qualitative component, focus group interviews will be conducted and analyzed via thematic analysis.
Discussion: This study seeks to support the nursing staff of the FSFB emergency department through an interactive, creative, and participatory music therapy self-care program focused on one of the most important pillars of the institution: the humanization of care.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Mark Ettenberger, PhD
- Phone Number: +573112847635
- Email: musicoterapia@fsfb.org.co
Study Locations
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Bogota, Colombia, 1100121
- Recruiting
- University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
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Contact:
- Mark Ettenberger, P)hD
- Phone Number: +573112847635
- Email: musicoterapia@fsfb.org.co
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be a member of the emergency department nursing staff at the FSFB for a minimum of 6 months.
- Be able to commit to participating in eight music therapy sessions over a four-week period.
- Have the minimum reading skills to understand the questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria:
- Staff with untreated mental health disorders.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Music therapy program
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The intervention protocol is based on four main themes, which are addressed over the course of eight sessions:
Each theme is related to factors from the HUMAS (affection, self-efficacy, emotional understanding, dispositional optimism, and sociability) and/or ProQOL (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue). A variety of techniques related to the four main methods of music therapy will be used in the sessions: receptive, re-creative, composition, and improvisation. |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
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The HUMAS was developed by Pérez-Fuentes et al. and has been validated in Spanish among nursing professionals.
It consists of 19 items evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale, with a total score ranging from 0 to 95, with higher scores indicating greater intra- and interpersonal skills that favor the humanization of the service provided.
The items are divided into 5 factors: affection; self-efficacy: emotional understanding; disposition to optimism; sociability.
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From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
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The ProQOL measure is one of the most widely used scales to determine quality of life in health professionals.
It consists of 30 items rated retrospectively (over the past month) on a 5-point Likert scale.
The scale measures the following factors: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Each factor scores from 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating a greater satisfaction with an individual's work (compassion satisfaction) or higher scores indicating greater experience of fatigue, stress, or emotional exhaustion (compassion fatigue and burnout).
The psychometric properties show satisfactory internal consistency and discriminant validity and it has been recently used in nursing teams in emergency units.
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From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- MTEMERGENCY01
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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