Person-centred Music-making as a Cultural Change Agent for Compassionate Healthcare: through the Lens of Experiential Workplace Learning

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Abstract

To meet the care needs of the rapidly ageing patient populations, the cultivation of a compassionate patient-centred healthcare culture has become central in the value-based healthcare discourse. A participatory music practice, ‘Meaningful Music in Healthcare’ employs a person-centred approach to music-making in Dutch hospitals. A grounded theory analysis on ethnographically collected data suggests that music-making serves as a social change agent and cultural resource for catalysing compassionate contact between healthcare professionals and patients. Processes of experiential growth and shared values in music-making and healthcare help to enrich care relationships and allow the emotional dimension of
nurses’ professional performance to be explored.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)326-354
Number of pages29
JournalResearch in Arts and Education
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 18 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • music in hospitals
  • MiMiC
  • compassionate care
  • person-centred music making

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