Publications by authors named "Shashanna Orellano"
Background: Research suggests that agitation is a common symptom for hospice patients, but while studies have examined the outcomes of music therapy on the agitated behaviors of patients in other settings, none have addressed this symptom in patients with terminal illnesses.
Objective: The study objective was to determine whether a single session of music therapy provided by a board certified music therapist and using the entrainment principle would decrease agitation in hospice patients.
Design: This pilot study was a single-blind, pretest/posttest design.