Re-admission rates - evidence?
Anna Maratos Tooth
annna@cwcom.net
Sun, 12 Nov 2000 10:28:40 -0000
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Dear Christian
That's what I'd feared. At least there are no outcome studies to say it =
*doesn't* work! I hadn't been planning to do any research myself, but =
if I were going to, I think re-admission rates would be a good outcome =
variable, alongside more questionnairy things, a la Odell Miller (see =
'Clinical Applications in Music Therapy in Psychiatry' Wigram et al).
Thanks very much for responding and good luck with your doctorate,
Anna
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Dear Anna,=20
I don't. But my experience (I am currently doing PhD research in music =
therapy with mentally ill children/adolescents) is that the whole body =
of evidence from music therapy outcome studies is so small that you =
probably will have to take a much broader focus - look for studies =
investigating the use of music therapy with *any* kind of mentally ill =
patients! And/or look for psychotherapy studies focusing on your =
population.=20
Are you going to use readmission rates as an outcome variable?=20
Good luck!=20
Christian.=20
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Anna Maratos Tooth wrote:=20
Dear list Does anyone know of any outcome research supporting the =
use of music therapy in the community for severely mentally ill patients =
who have high readmission rates to hospital? There is currently a =
Randomised Control Trial taking place in Cambridge, UK - anyone know of =
any others? Thanks Anna
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's what I'd feared. At least =
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outcome studies to say it *doesn't* work! I hadn't been planning =
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research myself, but if I were going to, I think re-admission rates =
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good outcome variable, alongside more questionnairy things, a la Odell =
Miller=20
(see 'Clinical Applications in Music Therapy in Psychiatry' Wigram et=20
al).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks very much for responding and =
good luck with=20
your doctorate,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anna</FONT></DIV>
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<P>I don't. But my experience (I am currently doing PhD research in =
music=20
therapy with mentally ill children/adolescents) is that the whole body =
of=20
evidence from music therapy outcome studies is so small that you =
probably will=20
have to take a much broader focus - look for studies investigating the =
use of=20
music therapy with *any* kind of mentally ill patients! And/or look =
for=20
psychotherapy studies focusing on your population. <BR>Are you going =
to use=20
readmission rates as an outcome variable?=20
<P>Good luck!=20
<P>Christian. <BR> =20
<P>Anna Maratos Tooth wrote:=20
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<FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Dear list</FONT></FONT> <FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Does anyone know of any outcome =
research supporting=20
the use of music therapy in the community for severely mentally ill =
patients=20
who have high readmission rates to hospital? There is =
currently a=20
Randomised Control Trial taking place in Cambridge, UK - anyone know =
of any=20
others?</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>Thanks</FONT></FONT>=20
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size=3D-1>Anna</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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