Music therapy is inexpensive with significant physiological and psychological benefits, says Donna Austin
This article reviews the evidence for using music therapy with young people who are supported by mechanical ventilation. The author argues that music therapy is essential for developing a holistic approach focusing on the developmental level of a child or young person, as well as being an inexpensive, non-pharmacological, non-invasive therapy, with significant physiological and psychological benefits. She argues that more research is needed in this area to develop a sound evidence base on which guidelines to inform practice could be based.
Nursing Children and Young People. 22, 3, 14-20. doi: 10.7748/paed2010.04.22.3.14.c7637
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