The perception of healthcare professionals, through their own personal experiences, of the use of music therapy in hospitalised children and adolescents.

Background: Music therapy is an emerging and useful methodology for improving patient environments within healthcare fields. However, although it has been shown that music therapy interventions with hospitalised children and adolescents have been used for decades with positive effects, there are currently very few studies that specifically describe the perspectives of healthcare professionals regarding the value of music therapy when applied in these patients.

Objectives: To describe the insights of healthcare professionals regarding music therapy, both on a personal level and in terms of its usefulness in the care of hospitalised children and adolescents.

The relevance of music therapy in paediatric and adolescent cancer patients: a scoping review.

Background: Music therapy is an emerging and useful methodology to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents with cancer.

Objectives: The objective of this scoping review was to examine the available literature and offer an analysis of the relevance of music therapy in paediatric oncology. We considered the effects of music therapy on children and adolescents with cancer as well as the perception of this population, their families, music therapists, and health professionals regarding the music therapy sessions conducted.