Nurses comprise the largest single component of hospital staff, and are the primary providers of direct patient care (American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011). Nationwide, nursing is the largest healthcare profession, with more than 3.1 million Registered
Nurses (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). The number of nurses that passed the licensing exam increased steadily
between 2001 and 2011, from 68,561 to 142,390 NCLEX-RN passers; representing a 107.7% growth (U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2013). Music therapy, as a growing health care profession, has 19% of the Board Certified music therapists employed in a mental
health setting, the largest population served, according to the response to the 2015 American Music Therapy Member Survey and Workforce
Analysis (AMTA, 2015). With the understanding of the steady increase in upcoming nursing professionals and the growth and need of music
therapy in mental health settings, this study aimed to assess nursing students' attitudes towards music therapy and its role in mental
health. Participants (N=194) completed a one-time survey consisting of Likert-scale questions with responses pertaining to knowledge,
perception, and opinions on music therapy. The largest group of participants (39%) responded that they knew about music therapy's role in
mental health but were doubtful if this information was accurate. Regarding the effectiveness of music therapy in addressing certain goals
in mental health treatment, the goals ‘Decrease Depressive Symptoms', and ‘Anxiety Reduction" were found to have higher scores than the
other goals listed on the survey. Results also showed that participants who indicated that they previously attended/observed a music
therapy session, viewed it as more valuable in mental health treatment than those who indicated no former experience. These results were
statistically significant at the α = .05 level. Academic level was also a variable that had a significant effect on participants'
perceived value of music therapy in mental health treatment. Participants who identified themselves as seniors rated music therapy as more
valuable compared to those students who identified themselves as juniors. Additionally, 52% of participants who stated previous exposure
to music therapy indicated future patient's referral to music therapy to be ‘Extremely Likely'. Implications for these results are
explored. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Master of Music. / Spring Semester 2016. / April 14, 2016. / Attitudes, Music, Music Therapy, Nursing Students, Opinions, Perception / Includes bibliographical references. / Jayne M. Standley, Professor Directing Thesis; Dianne Gregory, Committee Member; Lori F. Gooding,
Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_360415 |
| Contributors | Ortiz Rivera, Mabel (authoraut), Standley, Jayne M. (professor directing thesis), Gregory, Sarah Dianne (committee member), Gooding, Lori F. (Lori Fogus) (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Music (degree granting college) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (39 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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