Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies
Mediators and Moderators of Active Music Engagement to Reduce Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Improve Well-being in Parents of Young Children With Cancer.
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- Study on the influence of trauma-informed music intervention on emotional adjustment and social adaptability of children exposed to pediatric trauma.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Mapping family involvement in music therapy for children and adolescents with cancer: a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- Pre-implementation factors for Active Music Engagement (AME): barriers and facilitators to integrating an evidence-based dyadic intervention into pediatric oncology care.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Reporting guidelines for music-based interventions checklist: Explanation and elaboration guide.Integrative medicine research · 2025Article
- Effects of Sound Interventions on the Mental Stress Response in Adults: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Attributes of Pediatric Music Therapists: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent Descriptions.Journal of music therapy · 2025Article
- Who benefits from active music engagement during cancer treatment? Associations of sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors with moderators of intervention effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Reporting Guidelines for Music-based Interventions checklist: explanation and elaboration guide.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Facilitators and barriers to parent-child communication in pediatric palliative care: An integrative review.International journal of nursing sciences · 2024Review
- Shifting perspectives and transformative change: Parent perspectives of an active music engagement intervention for themselves and their child with cancer.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2024Article
- Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions Checklist: Explanation and Elaboration Guide: Secondary publication.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
- Music as Supportive Care for Young Children with Sickle Cell Disease and their Parents: A Three-phase Qualitative Exploration into the Cultural Relevance of Active Music Engagement with Black Families.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis trial examined the effects of proximal/distal mediators and moderators of an Active Music Engagement (AME) intervention on young child/parent distress, quality of life, and family function outcomes.
methodsChild/parent dyads (n = 125) were randomized to AME or Audio-storybooks attention control condition. Each group received 3 sessions with a credentialed music therapist for 3 consecutive days with data collection at baseline, post-intervention (T2), and 30-days later (T3). Potential proximal mediators included within session child and parent engagement. Potential distal mediators included changes in perceived family normalcy, parent self-efficacy, and independent use of play materials. Potential moderators included parent/child distress with prior hospitalizations, parent traumatic stress screener (PCL-6), and child age. Outcomes included child emotional distress and quality of life; parent emotion, traumatic stress symptoms (IES-R), well-being; and family function. Mediation effects were estimated using ANCOVA, with indirect effects estimated using the percentile bootstrap approach. Moderation effects were tested by including appropriate interaction terms in models.
resultsNo significant mediation effects were observed. Child distress with prior hospitalizations moderated AME effects for IES-R intrusion subscale scores at T2 (
conclusionsAME is a promising intervention for mitigating traumatic stress symptoms and supporting well-being in parents of children with cancer, particularly for parents who screen high for traumatic stress and whose children are more highly distressed with hospitalization.
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