Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

configurations and transformations of core metaphors and other metaphors arranged
in a variety of plots. The purpose of the therapy was to improve PIJØs mood and
quality of life through the exploration of her inner world of images and metaphors.
Mimesis 3 is the process of refiguration, the gradual development of new coping
strategies and scripts. What was experienced and learned in the therapy room should
be transformed and used in real life. In the interview PIJØ stated that she had
experienced a process of change. She found herself able to accept the often
contradictory qualities of her daily life and also being able to enjoy the quality of the
moment, instead of being driven by the old script of having to handle and manage
everything on her own.
Therapeutic outcome as indicated in the questionnaires
Is it possible to correlate or combine the qualitative analysis above with results from
the quantitative analysis? The following section is a closer examination of PIJØs
scores in the three self report questionnaires plus the music therapy questions, and
reflections on these scores will be included in the final assertions on the process and
outcome of PIJØs BMGIM therapy.
Table 7. 3 PIJØs scores in the questionnaires
Questionnaire Pre-test score Post-test score Follow-up score
HADS Anxiety 10 7 5
HADS Depression 7 5 4
QLQ-C30 Quality of life 58 83 50
SOC total 145 151 148
SOC meaningfulness 40 47 48
SOC manageability 44 47 44
SOC comprehensibility 52 57 56
4 music therapy
questions
- 10 10
Table 7.3 reveals that PIJØs anxiety and depression scores decreased from pre-test to
post-test, and further from post-test to follow-up, as measured by the HADS. Quality
of life, as measured by the QLQ-C30, increased from pre-test to post-test, however it
decreased to a level below pre-test at follow-up. Quality of Life, as measure by the
SOC increased from pre-test to post-test, and even if it decreased from post-test to
follow-up the last score was still higher than the pre-test score. All three subscales
increased from pre-test to post-test. The manageability subscale score decreased to
202