Developing a best-practice agenda for music therapy research to support informal carers of terminally ill patients pre- and post-death bereavement: a world cafe approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal carers of terminally ill patients play a vital role in providing palliative care at home, which impacts on their pre- and post-death bereavement experience and presents an up to 50% greater risk for mental-health problems. However, developing and implementing effective bereavement support remains challenging. There is a need to build the evidence base for music therapy as a potentially promising bereavement support for this vulnerable population. This study aimed to co-design an international best practice agenda for research into music therapy for informal carers of patients pre- and post-death bereavement.

Methods

Online half day workshop using a World Café approach; an innovative method for harnessing group intelligence within a group of international

SUBMITTER: McConnell T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851575 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature