Knowledge of students of the Faculty of Health Sciences about Music Therapy

Marcela Lichtensztejn, Milagros Benavides, Carla Galdona and Carlos Jesús Canova-Barrios

Seminars in Medical Writing and Education, 2023, vol. 2, 35

Abstract: Objective: this study aims to evaluate the knowledge that students in the Medicine, Nursing, and Kinesiology programs at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES), City of Buenos Aires, possess regarding music therapy during the second semester of 2023. Methodology: descriptive study with a quantitative, cross-sectional approach. The instrument used consisted of 24 closed-ended questions and was answered by 61 students. Results: the majority of individuals were students enrolled in the Kinesiology program (44,26 %). The results indicate that 83,61 % of participants were familiar with the concept of music therapy, and 73,77 % considered it to be a safe therapy. There was no correlation found between the level of knowledge and gender, age, or academic program. The study revealed a correlation between the level of knowledge and the likelihood of referring a patient to the music therapy service (p

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/mw202335

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