Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy
IntroductionThe main purpose of our study was to evaluate whether involvement in a personalized music therapy program (Euterpe method), could improve the condition of children with cerebral palsy and their parents, compared to a control group. It investigated whether it could positively affect child...
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| author | Tommaso Liuzzi Tommaso Liuzzi Sarah Bompard Massimiliano Raponi Fiammetta D’Arienzo Fiammetta D’Arienzo Susanna Staccioli Eleonora Napoli Martina Frascari Diotallevi Simone Piga Roberto Giuliani Enrico Castelli |
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| description | IntroductionThe main purpose of our study was to evaluate whether involvement in a personalized music therapy program (Euterpe method), could improve the condition of children with cerebral palsy and their parents, compared to a control group. It investigated whether it could positively affect children’s sleep quality, temperament and quality of life, quality of family life, and parental stress.MethodsA prospective single-center experimental study was conducted at “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital (Rome, Italy). All subjects involved attended an intensive rehabilitation program in the Neurorehabilitation Unit. In a group of patients (n = 25), a music therapy treatment was applied to evaluate the effect before and after the intervention. This group was also compared with a control group (n = 10) undergoing a standard protocol without music therapy.ResultsIn the experimental group, the analysis shows statistically significant effects in the Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (p = 0.050) and the Sleep wake transition disorders (p = 0.026) factors, and the total score (p = 0.031) of Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children; the Positive emotionality scale (p = 0.013) of Italian Questionnaires of Temperament (QUIT); the Emotional Functioning (p = 0.029), Social Functioning (p = 0.012), Worry (p = 0.032), Daily Activities (p = 0.032), Total Score (p = 0.039) and Parent HRQL Summary Score (p = 0.035) dimensions of Pediatric Quality of Life for family. While in the control group, only the Attention scale of QUIT (p = 0.003) reaches statistical significance.DiscussionOur study suggests that music therapy with the Euterpe Method has beneficial effects on fundamental aspects of the child’s and his parents’ lives, such as sleep, emotion control, and quality of family life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7886b5a41f184f84997a2b2deb2683842024-04-10T05:20:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952024-04-011510.3389/fneur.2024.13887121388712Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsyTommaso Liuzzi0Tommaso Liuzzi1Sarah Bompard2Massimiliano Raponi3Fiammetta D’Arienzo4Fiammetta D’Arienzo5Susanna Staccioli6Eleonora Napoli7Martina Frascari Diotallevi8Simone Piga9Roberto Giuliani10Enrico Castelli11Unit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalySanta Cecilia Conservatory of Music, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyHealth Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyEuterpe APS Cultural Association, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyUnit of Epidemiology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalySanta Cecilia Conservatory of Music, Rome, ItalyUnit of Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyIntroductionThe main purpose of our study was to evaluate whether involvement in a personalized music therapy program (Euterpe method), could improve the condition of children with cerebral palsy and their parents, compared to a control group. It investigated whether it could positively affect children’s sleep quality, temperament and quality of life, quality of family life, and parental stress.MethodsA prospective single-center experimental study was conducted at “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital (Rome, Italy). All subjects involved attended an intensive rehabilitation program in the Neurorehabilitation Unit. In a group of patients (n = 25), a music therapy treatment was applied to evaluate the effect before and after the intervention. This group was also compared with a control group (n = 10) undergoing a standard protocol without music therapy.ResultsIn the experimental group, the analysis shows statistically significant effects in the Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (p = 0.050) and the Sleep wake transition disorders (p = 0.026) factors, and the total score (p = 0.031) of Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children; the Positive emotionality scale (p = 0.013) of Italian Questionnaires of Temperament (QUIT); the Emotional Functioning (p = 0.029), Social Functioning (p = 0.012), Worry (p = 0.032), Daily Activities (p = 0.032), Total Score (p = 0.039) and Parent HRQL Summary Score (p = 0.035) dimensions of Pediatric Quality of Life for family. While in the control group, only the Attention scale of QUIT (p = 0.003) reaches statistical significance.DiscussionOur study suggests that music therapy with the Euterpe Method has beneficial effects on fundamental aspects of the child’s and his parents’ lives, such as sleep, emotion control, and quality of family life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1388712/fullmusic therapycerebral palsyneurorehabilitationEuterpe methodsleep disturbancesquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Tommaso Liuzzi Tommaso Liuzzi Sarah Bompard Massimiliano Raponi Fiammetta D’Arienzo Fiammetta D’Arienzo Susanna Staccioli Eleonora Napoli Martina Frascari Diotallevi Simone Piga Roberto Giuliani Enrico Castelli Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy Frontiers in Neurology music therapy cerebral palsy neurorehabilitation Euterpe method sleep disturbances quality of life |
| title | Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| title_full | Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| title_fullStr | Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| title_short | Euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| title_sort | euterpe music therapy method for children with cerebral palsy |
| topic | music therapy cerebral palsy neurorehabilitation Euterpe method sleep disturbances quality of life |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1388712/full |
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