Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

Therapeutic outcome as indicated in the questionnaires
The following section offers a closer examination of INLAs 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 INLAs BMGIM
therapy.
Table 7. 5 INLA’s scores in the questionnaires
Questionnaire Pre-test score Post-test score Follow-up score
HADS Anxiety 12 8 8
HADS Depression 3 5 4
QLQ-C30 Quality of life 41 50 33
SOC total 138 143 140
SOC meaningfulness 45 42 46
SOC manageability 45 47 39
SOC comprehensibility 48 54 55
4 music therapy questions - 12 12
Table 7.5 shows that INLAs anxiety score, as measured by the HADS; decreased
from pre-test to post-test and remained stable at follow-up, which means that the score
moved from the moderate to the mild group according to the HADS norms. The
depression score increased two points from pre-test to follow-up, and decreased one
point at follow-up, however with all scores being within the normal band of the
HADS.
Quality of life, as measured by the QLQ-C30, increased from pre-test to post-test,
however – like PIJØs score - it decreased to a level below pre-test at follow-up.
Quality of Life, as measured 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. Of the three subscales only comprehensibility increased from pre-test to
post-test and remained high at follow-up. The scores on the music therapy question
were maximum both at post-test and follow-up, revealing that INLA found all
elements of the BMGIM process helpful.
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