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Ethical Challenges in Social Work Practice in Sri Lanka
Authors: Jayawardana Bhagya Hithaishi , Nanayakkara K 
Published: November 2020

Ethical practice is fundamental to any practiced based profession including social work. The social work profession is a diverse one with a mission to promote wellbeing and quality of life for vulnerable people. Despite serving the society it’s also central to promoting social work Ethics to maintain the professional standards and lessen the ethical issues and dilemma’s faced in day today practice. Ethics are really important to any profession, yet a necessity for those rooted in and human services. In the Sri Lankan context, it is disheartening to see how social workers have lost their professional identity with the absence of a professional code of ethics in place. A qualitative research approach was followed to explore and describe the key ethical challenges faced by the social workers in Sri Lanka. Survey method, in-depth interviews and key informants interviews were utilized and analyzed based on purposive sampling method. The data were categorized based on different themes. The finding proves that there is no proper guideline to be followed for the practitioners, particularly in situations of ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Most of the Human Service Organizations have their own set of rules with lesser focus on the code of ethical conduct. The unethical practice unintentionally promotes the malpractice leading to scenarios where organizational set of rules violates the client’s self determination and confidentiality. Although most of the upcoming social work graduates are made aware of the importance of maintaining an ethical conduct, when they join the work force as social workers they face many constraints due to absence of a formal code of ethics. This has resulted most of the social workers not having any obligations to continue an ethical practice hence their practice is inevitably not much embedded in ethics. Thus the study provides an outlook on the ethical challenges faced by the social workers specially working in different sectors in Sri Lanka.
Evaluation of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program Implementation: A Case Study from One of The Private Hospital in Yogyakarta
Authors: Pradini Hanum Enggar 
Published: November 2020

This research conducted at one of the private hospital was a special Type C Hospital in Yogyakarta that will carry out accreditation in 2018. By 2018, SNARS Edition I has applied as a new standard of accreditation. IPC is included in the hospital management standard group, so that the organizing system a good IPC can improve the quality of hospital services. The purpose of this study was to find out the management and implementation of the IPC at this hospital according to SNARS Edition I. This study used qualitative analysis methods with a case study design. The object in this study is the implementation of the IPC program which was assessed by survey and direct observation using the SNARS Edition I assessment instrument. Respondents in this study were 12 people. The results of the study showed that the IPC score was 39,8%. The head of hospital had not implemented IPC managerial activities according to the guidelines. The IPC Team members have not been informed about their roles, the IPC program has not existed yet, and the surveillance record only noted without any further action, not even reported. Case of IDO tends to increase. Only two members of IPC Team (18,18%) received official IPC training. Existing IPC regulations should be revised and completed especially related to risk management of infection, so it will have more impact on improving facilities and infrastructure. IPC program at this hospital has not yet reached the target based on SNARS Edition I.

Keywords: Accreditation, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), IPC Program Implementation, SNARS Edition I
Differential effects of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 on blood pressure and heart rate - a prospective controlled study
Authors: Trappe Hans-Joachim , Breker Irini Maria 
Published: November 2020

Background There is little known whether music of different styles can directly alter blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in humans. We studied the potential effects of Bach’s orchestral Suite No. 3 in comparison to silence (S [“controls CO]) on BP and HR.Objective To analyse the effect of different music styles (intervention group) on BP, HR and C compared to S (control group).Methods 120 volunteers aged 25-75 years were randomly assigned in the intervention group (n=60) or to a control group (n=60). Interventional music styles were the different parts of Bach’s Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 [Ouverture, Air, Gavotte, Bourrée, Gigue]). Sixty healthy volunteers served as “control group” (CO): they underwent an identical study protocol but without music application.Results In studied volunteers, systolic, diastolic BP (mm Hg) and HR (min-1) decreased when Bach was played compared to CO (p<0.001). Prior to the study BPsyst was 128.3+11.3 mm Hg, BPdiast was 81.9+7.9 Hg and HR was 75.3+12.0 bpm. After sound exposure or in CO the following results were observed (table). *p<0.001, ap=0.01, bp=0.08 BPsyst (mm Hg) BPdiast (mm Hg) HR (min-1)Ouverture 120.9+12.4* 76.9+8.8* 69.8+11.2*Air 121.1+12.4* 77.1+7.9* 68.4+9.4*Gavotte 120.9+12.6* 77.0+8.9* 68.5+9.8*Bourrée 120.6+13.7* 76.5+9.4* 66.4+8.4*Gigue 120.4+15.2* 78.5+11.1* 68.1+9.2*Controls 120.6+8.7a 75.4+5.5b 78.8+11.9*Conclusions The results provide clear evidence for the potential of Bach’ music styles to influence cardiovascular parameters. All parts of the Suite No. 3 lead to decreased values of BP and HR. In the control group we could not observe similar findings.Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00009835)Funding: None
Using music and medicine research to inform music psychotherapy practice
Authors: Ahonen Heidi 
Published: November 2020

This article describes some key elements that continue impacting my personal journey from qualitative researcher and music psychotherapist into evidence-based researcher. I will contemplate how to explain the power of music within the framework of music and medicine, and introduce the relevant music and brain research findings, i.e. how music affects our hormones, emotions, and memories. Could I have a neurological rationale in my mind when I choose or use music for my music psychotherapy clients? Do the music and brain findings expound what exactly in music is therapeutic and what happens during those processes? Could we speculate if indeed those findings are the very foundation of music psychotherapy?
Weaving Words and Music: Healing from Trauma for People with Serious Mental Illness
Authors: Langdon Gillian Stephens , Margolis Faye , Muenzenmaier Kristina 
Published: November 2020

Weaving Words and Music: Healing from Trauma for People with Serious Mental Illness AbstractThis paper will present the development of music verbal trauma groups for people with serious mental illness. The work grew out the collaboration of an interdisciplinary trauma committee in an urban mental health center. Recognizing the high rates of childhood trauma histories in this population members of the committee recognized the importance of including music and creative arts in the treatment of complex trauma. We will outline the interdisciplinary collaboration and the structure of the groups. Elements of music as tools in trauma treatment are described along with using words to identify specific problems and solutions. Examples of our clinical work will be shared from this interweaving of words and music. Brief vignettes will demonstrate survivors’ journeys as they begin to identify and create safety, build healthy relationships, and maintain equilibrium while facing the challenges of their past traumatic experiences.
The Medicine of Salsa
Authors: Jacobs Marjorie Lee 
Published: November 2020

Psychiatric rehabilitation aims to promote health recovery from significant losses, both physical and psychological, that have derailed the lives of adults and young adults so that they can actively participate in rebuilding and recreating themselves. The population faces premature morbidity and experiences higher than average rates of chronic and life-threatening disorders, including diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, depression, anxiety, autism, ADHD, trauma- and stressor related disorders, and schizophrenia. When participants join any of the BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation programs, they take on the role of student, increasing their knowledge, skills, and supports to further their personal goals and recovery journeys.Several of the mind-body, rehabilitation interventions I design and teach utilize music, singing, and dance to boost mood and motivation, facilitate social connection, increase concentration, improve memory, create new positive memories, deepen respiration, promote movement, and elicit the relaxation response. In addition, I use seated and walking meditation (often combined with nature sounds, music, chanting, and/or singing) to cultivate attention, curiosity, awareness, acceptance, an expanded perspective, accurate perceptions, compassion, and optimism. The poem The Medicine of Salsa was inspired primarily by my 13-week intervention entitled Mindful Music, Dance, and Meditation that I have been teaching and developing since 2014. The students learned to dance a variety of upbeat West Indian and Latin dances, starting with the English language lyrics of reggae, calypso, soca and advancing into the unfamiliar rhythms of cumbia, merengue, cha-cha-cha, and salsa, all sung in Spanish lyrics. My intention was to introduce new songs with wholesome and optimistic lyrics so that they would not trigger negative or distressing memories.Each 90 minute class was structured by a check-in, listening to and singing new music, a review of dance steps from the previous class, learning and practicing a new dance with recorded music (in the large group and then in small groups, and/or with partners), a seated meditation, and a short feedback session. At the end of each class, students reported feeling energized yet calm, present, hopeful, and more positive, confident, connected to each other, happy, and focused.
Perceptions on the functions of music among professionals in the special education field in the United Arab Emirate
Authors: Ahmed Bamakhramah Khadejah , Ju Chong Hyun , Yun Juri 
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate how special education teachers and health-related professionals perceive and understand the functions of music in the United Arab Emirates. A total of 70 Special Education teachers, physical therapists, speech therapists, and medical professionals completed questionnaires about their musical training and activities, as well as their beliefs about the role and function of music. The survey results indicated that these professionals perceived music to have specific functions in the social, emotional, communicational, and recreational domains. Further analysis showed positive correlations between certain participants’ characteristics, such as duration of music education, and beliefs about specific functions of music. The authors propose that these results provide fundamental information needed to develop and implement music therapy programs in the United Arab Emirates and to promote collaborations among professionals from different fields and cultural backgrounds. Keywords: function of music, special education, United Arab Emirates, perception of music
Challenges to Music Therapy Programming: A Case Study of Innovation, Burden, and Resilience in United States Hospitals
Authors: Mondanaro John 
Published: November 2020

The business of healthcare has grown exponentially in the past several decades to meet growing expectations of a consumer population subscribing to institutional healthcare. Simultaneously, there has been a growing trend toward holistic lifestyle, and healthier life choices. These culminating factors create greater demand on hospitals to provide services that are inclusive of both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment. The provision of integrative treatment options such as music therapy to meet this demand has become a competitive feature of corporate healthcare, yet full integration of music therapy is challenged in a myriad of ways.The purpose of this study was to gain insight into challenges faced by 8 music therapy programs across the U.S., and the strategies employed by the respective directors/supervisors, in order to inform other programs facing similar challenges. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 5 directors/supervisors of 8 merited programs that either closed or had sustained substantial reduction in programming. Each interview spanned 3 thematic areas of query: Beginnings, Winds of Change, and Retrospective Introspection. Interview content, analyzed using the Listening Guide: A Voice-Centered Relational Method, divulged broad themes of innovation, internal and external burden, and resilience.
There’s Something Happening Here: The Positive Impact of Collaborative Songwriting on Veterans Suffering from PTSD
Authors: Judd Mary 
Published: November 2020

SongwritingWith:Soldiers (SW:S) is a non profit, coaching-based program that uses collaborative songwriting to build creativity, connections and strengths in order to help improve people’s lives. The results have been positively life changing, even lifesaving, for many. The focus of a recent small pilot study by Harvard Mass General researchers on the impact of SW:S’s collaborative songwriting intervention (CSI) on veterans found the CSI sessions to reduce PTSD (-33%) and Depressive symptoms (-25%), potentially sparking further positive change and movement forward. In full SW:S weekend retreats, 8-12 veterans are paired with highly skilled professional songwriters to turn their military experiences into songs. When not writing songs, the participants attend creative writing workshops, meditation or yoga sessions and other activities to foster further connections and post traumatic growth. More than 400 veterans and family members have attended SW:S events; more than 400 songs have been written, countless lives changed. Feedback from retreat participants reveals post-retreat increases in feelings of hope and optimism (77%), increased creative pursuits (83%), connections with others (78%) and a 100% endorsement for other veterans to attend. Efforts are under wayto expand the study and eventually broaden it to include additional components of the positive psychology, coaching-based program.
Determinants of Preventative Behaviors for Health Promotion in Brazilian Musicians
Authors: Fragelli Thaís Branquinho Oliveira , Gunther Isolda De Araújo 
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACTObjective: This study aimed to investigate the determinants of behaviours that prevent musculoskeletal injuries in musicians. The study had the following specific objectives: 1) to analyse the muscular health of the participants, 2) to investigate the adoption of preventive behaviours, 3) to identify possible relationship of the presence or absence of symptoms with the adoption of preventive behaviours, and 4) to analyse the possible influence of the social and physical environment on the adoption of preventive behaviours.Method: The analysis was based on the ecological perspective. A cross-sectional study was performed with 136 musicians from the Brazil’s central region. Data were collected using the Inventory for Evaluation of Preventive Behaviors for Musicians (IADCP-MUS).Results: In total, 59.5% of participants reported the presence of pain and claimed that social norms and others’ behaviours influenced their adoption of preventive behaviours.Conclusion: The social environment influences the adoption of preventive behaviours. The presence of symptoms did not motivate the intention to engage in self-care except when they manifested to the point of impaired function. Key words: health promotion, health musician, ecological perspective, health behaviour
Introduction to the Special Edition on Addictions
Authors: Loewy Joanne V. , Spintge Ralph 
Published: November 2020

Almost exactly a year ago, the NYTimes Science Times featured a large colorful picture, credited to Marcos Chin depicting a singer whose microphone cord weaved as an earbud into an intricately detailed lined-maze representing the brain. The article entitled ‘The Music Channel’ was interesting enough, as it devoted attention to research that showed a pathway in the brain that is distinctly dedicated to “tuneful stimuli.”...
Editorial
Authors: Murphy Kathleen M. , Fridman Miriam 
Published: November 2020

Music is powerful. It elicits reactions. “I LOVE this music” “I DON’T like this music” “I know what music therapy is; I listen to the radio to relax.” Music impacts how we function. Both of us have been told by co-workers, students, and families alike, that it is easier to work with music playing in the background; and yet just as many people have had the opposite reaction, indicating that background music is distracting. As health care professionals, we recognize the power that music has to relieve stress, to affect our mood, and to bring people together...
Music Therapy and Mindfulness: Treating Women with Addiction in a Therapeutic Community
Authors: Miller Stephanie 
Published: November 2020

Studies examining song functioning in childhood are of particular importance when devising developmentally appropriate evidence-based Music Therapy (MT) interventions during recovery from brain injury. In comparison to adult studies where neural organization may be well defined, the neural organization of song in the developing brain has been comparatively under-researched. This includes functional consequences following neurological insult. This case study documents a 5 year-old female with typically developing language and verbal memory that suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Despite extensive right hemisphere damage, her recognition and memory of previously well-learned (familiar) songs was preserved. New learning and retention of unfamiliar songs with lyrics was also observed and was not predicted based on adult models of melodic learning. Findings suggest that the song system in childhood is a neurologically significant, robust system not easily disrupted following extensive brain injury, and caution against assuming adult models of music organisation in the developing brain. Keywords: music therapy, mindfulness, substance use, recovery multilingual abstract | mmd.iammonline.com
Vibroacoustic Treatment Protocol at Seinäjoki Central Hospital
Authors: Jouko Hynynen Jouko , Aralinna Virpi , Räty Maire , Ala-Ruona Esa 
Published: November 2020

Vibroacoustic (VA) treatment is offered at the Department of Rehabilitation as part of specialized healthcare in the South Ostrobothnia healthcare district. This clinical report describes VA protocol used at Seinäjoki Central Hospital, where VA has been used since 1992, and the protocol is based on the extensive development project on VA from 1996-1999 [1]. According to our clinical experience, the results are encouraging when VA is used as an additional treatment for patients with chronic pain, musculoskeletal problems, specific neurological problems such as spasticity, and sleep disturbances. Also, comorbidity with depression and anxiety is an additional indication for VA to be used with the patients. Systematic collection of clinical data and continuous development of clinical practice have been essential in establishing and maintaining the high-quality services [2]. Still, no randomized controlled trials have been conducted at this facility. Keywords: vibroacoustics treatment, specialized healthcare, rehabilitation
Comfort, Connection and Music: Experiences of Music Therapy and Inter-Active Listening on a Palliative Care Unit
Authors: Black SarahRose , Rodin Gary , Zimmermann Camilla 
Published: November 2020

Music therapy in palliative care aims to provide psychosocial support, assistance with pain and symptom management and opportunities for life review and legacy work. Although there have been a variety of studies conducted on the effects of music therapy in palliative care facilities, there is a gap in research examining the experience and feasibility of music therapy on acute palliative care units within cancer care settings. This qualitative study explored the lived experience of inter-active listening (IAL), an individualized music therapy in which the therapist plays music or sings while the patient engages through listening, for nine inpatients on a palliative care unit. The study found that a receptive music therapy referred to as IAL was associated, in cancer patients in an acute palliative care unit, with increased emotional and spiritual well-being and a greater sense of connection to self and others. Further research into specific effects of various music therapy intervention styles is warranted.
Music therapy for neuropsychiatric symptoms in the general hospital: a systematic literature review
Authors: Sherriff Carol-Anne , Mathews Jillian , Reynish Emma L , Shenkin Susan D 
Published: November 2020

Dementia and delirium are common in medical and surgical inpatients, and neuropsychiatric symptoms can be challenging to manage. Non-pharmacological interventions such as music therapy have been used to treat these symptoms in psychiatric hospitals and care homes but are not routinely used in general hospitals. We performed a systematic literature review to establish whether music therapy improves neuropsychiatric symptoms in adults with dementia and/or delirium in the general hospital setting. We searched CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO in November 2015. Search terms included music therapy, dementia and delirium. Of 5054 titles reviewed we read 142 in full text of which none met inclusion criteria. We qualitatively reviewed six articles including 202 patients which could inform future research in music in general hospitals for people with dementia and/or delirium. Music delivery was feasible and had a positive effect on some aspects of neuropsychiatric symptoms in various settings, but the studies were generally small, at high risk of bias, and did not use recognised frameworks for evaluating complex interventions. We found no published evidence for the use of music therapy in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia and/or delirium in the general hospital setting. Well-designed studies of this intervention are needed.
Epidemiology of Children with Severe Dengue Infection in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital
Authors: Fadilla Aulia Nur , Dominicus Husada  , Budi Utomo  
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Dengue infection is endemic to Indonesia and remains a public health problem. Severe dengue infection can cause rapid death, especially in children.
Aim: To determine the epidemiology of children with severe dengue infection in Dr. Soetomo Hospital.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at the pediatric ward of Dr. Soetomo Hospital. Data were derived from medical records of children aged ≤18 years which hospitalized with severe dengue from March to April 2019. Of 135 children admitted with DHF, obtained 48 samples with characteristics >5–12 years old (72.9%), male (58.3%), residence Surabaya (89.6%), elementary school (60.3%), referral (81.3%), hospitalized ≤5 days (66.7%), day of illness ≥4 days (89.6%), moderate malnutrition (35.4%), had severe plasma leakage consisting of DHF grade III (73%) and IV (27%). Two patients died (4.2%). No patient with congenital disease and malignancy. This study is not in line with the tendency of shifted dengue incidence to older age groups (>15 years old) in Indonesia. All patients had severe plasma leakage. No severe dengue patient with severe hemorrhage and organ impairment. Most patients were male, had moderate malnutrition, from referral, day of illness ≥4 days, hospitalized ≤5 days.