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Feasibility and Acceptability of Music Imagery and Listening Interventions for Analgesia
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Abstract
Chronic pain and access to care are identified as critical needs of the Veterans Health Administration. Music imagery and music listening interventions have shown promise as effective nonpharmacological options for pain management. However, most studies have focused on acute pain, passive music experiences, and in-person delivery. This study aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of 2 music interventions delivered through telehealth for chronic musculoskeletal pain, trial design, and theoretical model before conducting a fully powered efficacy or comparative effectiveness trial.
Abstract
Chronic pain and access to care are identified as critical needs of the Veterans Health Administration. Music imagery and music listening interventions have shown promise as effective nonpharmacological options for pain management. However, most studies have focused on acute pain, passive music experiences, and in-person delivery. This study aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of 2 music interventions delivered through telehealth for chronic musculoskeletal pain, trial design, and theoretical model before conducting a fully powered efficacy or comparative effectiveness trial.
Authors:
Story, K., Bravata, D., Robb, S., Wasmuth, S., Slaven, J., Whitmire, L., Barker, B. , Menen, T., and Bair, M.
Publication Date:
2022
Publisher:
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Research Protocols (Impact Factor 7.077)
Volume/Issue/Pages:
11(9), e38788
Population Studied:
Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Treatment:
Music therapy via telehealth
Study Design:
Trial design description: 3-arm, parallel group, pilot feasibility trial; 60 veterans randomized to one of the three conditions: music imagery, music listening, or usual care.
Measures:
Qualitative interviews, Working Alliance Inventory, State-Trait Assessment of Resilience Scale, Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale, pain intensity numeric rating scale, Brief Pain Inventory –Interference, Brief Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Centrality of Pain Scale, Patient Global Impression of Change, PROMIS Sleep Scale, PHQ-9, Primary Care PTSD Screen, NIH Perceived Stress Scale, EQ-5D (general health quality of life), Brief Social Support Scale