Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

Appendix 9.1 Types of clinical relevance of music therapy
research
Clinical issues addressed in or by the research, providing evidence
(positive/negative):
• Quantitative issue: Documentation of +/- effectiveness of clinical models,
procedures or techniques (interventions)
• Quantitative issue: Explaining causes -> effects
• Qualitative issue 1: Descriptions and analyses of clinical processes
• Qualitative issue 2: Documentation of client processes and outcome
• Theoretical issue: Examining existing theory and developing new theory
• Meta-theoretical issue: Inspiration to (self-)reflection on goals and means
Clinical issues derived from the research
• Opening new clinical fields or areas
• Serving as foundation of clinical modifications of practices or formats
• Developing new theoretical concepts for well-known clinical phenomena
• Stimulating reflection on ’effectiveness’
Direct clinical effects:
• Providing new clinical guidelines
• Providing new clinical interventions
• Providing new clinical assessment tools
• Communication of new evidence to
o politicians
o institutions
o managers
o journalists/the public
o professionals/MT journals/other relevant journals
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