The meaning of music in the vision of the hospitalized person
International Journal of Development Research
The meaning of music in the vision of the hospitalized person
Received 25th July, 2018; Received in revised form 29th August, 2018; Accepted 18th September, 2018; Published online 29th October, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Cristiane Matos Nogueira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To understand the meaning of music for hospitalized patients in a medical clinic ward. Methodology: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out in a hospital located in the Triângulo Mineiro region, with 20 patients hospitalized through a semi-structured interview technique. Results: from the analysis of the data and the concepts of the historical-cultural approach, three thematic units were built: music and the transcendental dimension; Music: and the interaction with the other and the mediated relation: music as a therapeutic element. Conclusion: Music is a communication resource, a mediating element that favors dialogue and promotes the humanization of health care.
