Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

possible to show a decrease in both anxiety and depression for the participants who
suffered most in both areas. This is a promising result from a clinical point of view.
The second sub-question was: Can ten BMGIM sessions improve the quality of life of
the participants? This sub-question was tested by the QLQ-C30 and the SOC
questionnaires, with four hypotheses stating that participants would report increased
quality of life (QoL, as defined by the two questionnaires) at post-test and follow-up
compared with pre-test. The results reported in section 5.2 showed that the BMGIM
series led to increases in mean score both in the functional scales and QoL of QLQ-
C30, however there were many individual differences between participants, and no
significant effects were found. The results reported in section 5.3 showed that the
BMGIM series led to increases in the total SOC scores of all six participants, and a
significant effect was found at both post-test (p = .028) and follow-up (p = .027). The
Comprehensibility subscale revealed particular improvement (p = 0.27 at follow-up),
and the SOC effect size was medium (ES = 0.623) at post-test. The results indicate
better coping and improved life quality as a result of the BMGIM series. However, it
is important to note that the SOC questionnaire was not explicitly designed as an
instrument for investigation of QoL. The “global attitude” towards life can be more or
less coherent, so the implication of using SOC as a QoL measurement tool is that a
more coherent sense of life can also potentially lead to an increase in QoL.
The third sub-question was: Can music and imagery help the participants in their
rehabilitation process? This subquestion was tested by four specific questions on the
participants’ experience of imagery and music, with two hypotheses stating that
participants would report at post-test and follow-up that music therapy had been
helpful in their process. The results reported in section 5.3 showed that all six
participants found the BMGIM series helpful in their rehabilitation process. It was
also shown that both music and imagery had meaning for them.
9.1.2 The participants’ experience of BMGIM
The fourth sub-question was: What is the experience of the participants of BMGIM
and its effects on mood and quality of life in the rehabilitation process?
This subquestion was addressed in semi-structured interviews with all six participants.
Transcriptions of the interviews were then subject of a content analysis based on the
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