Parental Perspectives on a Behavioral Health Music Intervention for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience During Cancer Treatment: Report From the Childrens Oncology Group
Journal of Adolescent Health, 07/18/2012
Docherty SL et al. – Parents observed and interacted with their adolescents/young adults (AYA) who participated in a targeted behavioral intervention. Thus, parents were able to describe mechanisms through which the intervention was helpful and meaningful for the AYA and indirect personal benefits for themselves. The results suggest the importance of the targeted outcomes identified in the Resilience in Illness Model and mechanisms of action in the Contextual Support Model of Music Therapy, and identify approaches for future study.
Methods- A qualitative descriptive design was used to obtain parents' perspectives.
- A maximum-variation purposive sampling technique was used to sample 16 parents whose AYA had been randomized to the intervention group.
- A semistructured open-ended interview was conducted between 100 and 160 days after the AYA's transplant.
- Parents observed and interacted with their AYA who participated in a targeted behavioral intervention.
- Thus, parents were able to describe mechanisms through which the intervention was helpful and meaningful for the AYA and indirect personal benefits for themselves.
- The results suggest the importance of the targeted outcomes identified in the Resilience in Illness Model and mechanisms of action in the Contextual Support Model of Music Therapy, and identify approaches for future study.
