The Application and Significance of Music Therapy in Hospice Care

Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Research DOI: 10.32629/jcmr.v6i2.4043

Yao Liu1, Luxi Fan2

1. Daegu Catholic University, Daegu 38430, Korea
2. Jiangyou City Fangshui Primary School, Jiangyou 621721, Sichuan, China

Abstract

With the rise of the concept of humanistic medicine, end-of-life care has attracted much attention in recent years in the field of medicine and other fields. In the field of end-of-life care, music therapy also has high value. Music has the functions of cultivating sentiment, relaxing body and mind, and pleasing mood, etc. By using music listening method, song re-composition, improvised music performance and other forms of music therapy, it can effectively improve the quality of life of patients, and help them to face the end of their lives in a more peaceful state of mind. This paper first analyzes the significance of music therapy in hospice care, and then discusses the specific use of music therapy in hospice care to promote the use of music therapy in hospice care and provide reference for relevant personnel.

Keywords

music therapy; hospice care; implications for use

References

[1]Hao Li. Application of music therapy in clinical rehabilitation [J]. Journal of Shenyang Medical College, 2019, 21 (04): 369-373.
[2]Dai, Li-Qin. An overview of the development of music therapy in hospice care [J]. Northern Music, 2015, 35 (20): 211-212.
[3]Liu Chenyi,Zhu Yanbin. Music therapy: from novelty to inclusion in "treatment guidelines" [J]. Cloud, 2025, (02): 51-53.
[4]CHEN Ruijin,JIN Lihua,LI Yongmei. Research progress of music therapy in rehabilitation medicine [J]. Frontiers of Medicine, 2025, 15 (01): 36-39.

Copyright © 2025 Yao Liu, Luxi Fan

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License