The Self-concept of Brain Injured Patients and the effects of Musical Interventions: A Scoping Review

Chatzopoulos, George (2022) The Self-concept of Brain Injured Patients and the effects of Musical Interventions: A Scoping Review. Master thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

Self-concept is an abstract concept that is in constant oscillation. A plethora of studies investigate the effects of an acquired brain injury on the self-concept of these patients; these effects seem to be detrimental to the people experiencing them. Moreover, musical interventions seem to impact people suffering from various ailments and deficits positively. This scoping review assessed articles focused on musical interventions targeting patients' self-concept and summarized their results. The project aims to systematically assess the available literature to elucidate the effects of music on the renegotiation and reconstruction of acquired brain injury patients' identity and self-concept. Of the 3568 articles that were found via the systematic search, the authors' utilized predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria (Appendix B); such as self-concept had to be a predefined focus of the study; additionally, only studies with original data were included, meaning that all reviews were excluded. In total, six studies were included based on those criteria set by the authors. The included articles found that music seems to have an overall beneficial effect on the self-concept of ABI. Furthermore, the literature collected found that people had different preoccupations with different aspects of their self-concept. Based on the results of this review, a few recommendations on the direction of further research arise in the investigation of the effects of time between sessions of interventions. Additionally, the effects of gender and its effects on the ways that patients express their messages and the content of said songs. Keywords: Self-Concept, Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI), Rehabilitation, Music Therapy

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Supervisor name:	Kronemeijer, U.E.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology]
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2022 07:37
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2022 07:37
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1267

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