Mount Sinai study reveals music therapy can improve outcomes in COPD patients

A new study found patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other chronic respiratory disorders who received music therapy with standard rehabilitation experienced improvements in their symptoms, psychological well-being and quality of life when compared to patients receiving rehabilitation alone.

The study was conducted by researchers at The Louis Armstrong Center of Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City, and published in the journal Respiratory Medicine.

Based on a six-week study of 68 study participants who were diagnosed with chronic disabling respiratory diseases, including COPD, the researchers found patients who attended weekly music therapy sessions saw improvements in the four dimensions of the self-reported chronic respiratory questionnaire — depression, dyspnea (labored breathing), mastery and fatigue.

"The care of chronic illness is purposefully shifting away from strict traditional assessments that once focused primarily on diagnosis, morbidity and mortality rates," said Joanne Loewy, director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine. "Instead, the care of the chronically ill is moving toward methods that aim to preserve and enhance quality of life of our patients and activities of daily living through identification of their culture, motivation, caregiver/home trends and perceptions of daily wellness routines."

 

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