Research

The National Institute for Infant & Child Medical Music Therapy maintains an active research program through the work of Institute Fellows and FSU Music Therapy faculty and students. The development of evidence-based practice in medical music therapy has been profoundly impacted by the integration of research into the education and training of music therapists. Many of these studies have also resulted in benefits for hospital staff and patient and understanding of the possibilities of medical music therapy. The following are recently completed medical music therapy research projects with infants and children.

The Effect of Music on Pediatric Anxiety and Pain during Medical Procedures in the Main Hospital or the Emergency Department
Sabina Y. Barton
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, 2008
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The Effect of Music Therapy on Parents’ and Pediatric Patients’ Perception of the Nurse
Jennifer E. Bell
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, 2005
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The Effect of Live Music on the Reduction of Negative Side Effects Experienced by Pediatric Patients during Onset, Final Thirty Minutes of Hemodialysis Treatment, and Removal of Needles
Julie E. Callaham
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, Spring, 2004
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The Effects of Mothers’ Singing on Full-Term and Preterm Infants and Maternal Emotional Responses
Andrea Marie Cevasco
Music Therapy Doctoral Dissertation, The Florida State University, 2006
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The Effect of Gender on One Day-Old Infants’ Behavior and Heart Rate Responses to Music Decibel Level
Stephanie J. Dureau
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, Fall, 2003
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Pediatric Surgery Patients and Parent Anxiety: Can live Music Therapy Effectively Reduce Stress and Anxiety Levels While Waiting to Go to Surgery?
Jurg Oggenfuss
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, Spring, 2001
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The Effects of Music Therapy and Relaxation Prior to Breastfeeding on the Anxiety of New Mothers and the Behavior State of Their Infants during Feeding
Danielle E. Procelli
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, 2005
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The Effect of Contingent Music With Physical Therapy In Children Who Toe-Walk
Penny Roberts
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, Fall, 2002
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The Effect of Music Therapy Intervention on Preoperative Anxiety of Pediatric Patients as Measured by Self Report
Andrea M. Scheve
Music Therapy Master’s Thesis, The Florida State University, Summer, 2002
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A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Music Therapy for Premature Infants
Jayne M. Standley
Published: Journal of Pediatric Nursing, (2002), 17(2), 107-113
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Music Therapy with Pediatric Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Jayne M. Standley & Jennifer Whipple
Published: In Sheri Robb (Ed.). Music Therapy in Pediatric Healthcare: Research and Best Practice, (2003). Silver Spring, MD: American Music Therapy Association, 1-18.
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The Effect of Contingent Music to Increase Non-Nutritive Sucking of Premature Infants
Jayne M. Standley
Published: Pediatric Nursing, (2000), 26(5), 493-499.
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The Effect of Music-Reinforced Non-nutritive Sucking on Feeding Rate of Premature Infants
Jayne M. Standley
Published: Journal of Pediatric Nursing, (2003), 18(3), 169-173.
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The Effect of Music-Reinforced Nonnutritive Sucking on State of Preterm, Low Birthweight Infants Experiencing Heelstick
Jennifer Whipple
Music Therapy Doctoral Dissertation, The Florida State University, Fall, 2004