Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

imagery, including visual and auditory images, emotions, physical sensations,
sensory-kinaesthetic experiences, memories, and transpersonal imagery.
Materials
The therapy room was equipped with a CD Sound System (Sony A/V Control Centre
STR-AV 220, Pioneer File-Type CD Changer PD-F 605, and two SONY
loudspeakers), office chair, couch, a desk with paper and colours for drawing, and a
mini-disc recorder (Sony MDLP MZ-R900) with external microphone. During the
music-listening period of the session compact discs from the collection Music for the
Imagination (Bonny & Bruscia 1996) or other recordings of GIM music programs
were used. A complete overview of music selections used is given in app. 8.1). The
music listening periods of the sessions were recorded on mini-disc. The therapist
made standard transcripts and summaries of the sessions (Transcripts are available in
app. 8.2). Mandalas made by participants after the music travel were made by choice
rather than as a required step in the therapy, and were therefore optional.
4.4 Design
The quantitative investigation
The investigation was a small sample, clinical trial, Pre-test, Post-test, Follow-Up-
design. The purpose was to test the design and investigate clinically relevant effect
measures to be implemented in a planned RCT study 49 .
The selection of test instruments was influenced by different traditions in USA and
Europe. The original plan was to use the Profile of Moods Scale (POMS, McNair et
al. 1971) to test mood, and the Quality of Life-Cancer Scale (QOL-CA, Padilla et al.
1996) to test QoL, as this would enable a direct comparison with the results from
Burns’ study (Burns 1999, 2001). However, Danish and Swedish experts consulted by
the researcher encouraged the use of questionnaires used more frequently in European
cancer research, thus enabling a dialogue with local/national research and clinical
professionals on the study. This resulted in the choice of the battery presented below.
49 The research was funded by Videns- og forskningscenter for alternativ behandling (ViFAB; Centre
for Information and Research in Complementari Therapies). The protocol for the planned RCT study is
available.
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