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- The article is the first of a two-part series highlighting original research by music-thanatology musician-clinicians in Spokane, focusing on the experiences of dying patients and their families in a hospital environment.
- It emphasizes the narration style of music-thanatology through raw clinical narratives, showcasing the interconnected physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of 11 individuals and their families without interpretation.
- The second article will further explore the clinical practice of music-thanatology and how it addresses the needs identified in this first article through palliative care.
Article Abstract
This is the first in a series of two consecutive articles, both of which present the results of original research from a team of music-thanatology musician-clinicians working in Spokane, Washington. This article presents not only an overview of the music-thanatology narration style (through direct excerpts from clinical narratives), it also describes the interconnected physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of 11 dying persons and their families as they occur in a hospital setting. Core to narrative medicine practice, in the first article, we welcome these excerpts from patient, provider, and caregiver experiences to stand on their own, in their own voice, without interpretation. The second article will be published in the following issue and will focus on the clinical practice of music-thanatology, as well as the documentation of the palliation it offers to meet the complex physical, emotional, and spiritual needs described below.
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