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EEG Hyperscanning and Qualitative Analysis of Moments of Interest in Music Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation—A Feasibility Study

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:50 authored by Gerhard Tucek, Clemens Maidhof, Julia Vogl, Astrid Heine, Matthias Zeppelzauer, Nikolaus Steinhoff, Jörg C. Fachner
Interdisciplinary research into the underlying neural processes of music therapy (MT) and subjective experiences of patients and therapists are largely lacking. The aim of the current study was to assess the feasibility of newly developed procedures (including electroencephalography/electrocardiography hyperscanning, synchronous audio–video monitoring, and qualitative interviews) to study the personal experiences and neuronal dynamics of moments of interest during MT with stroke survivors. The feasibility of our mobile setup and procedures as well as their clinical implementation in a rehabilitation centre and an acute hospital ward were tested with four phase C patients. Protocols and interviews were used for the documentation and analysis of the feasibility. Recruiting patients for MT sessions was feasible, although data collection on three consecutive weeks was not always possible due to organisational constraints, especially in the hospital with acute ward routines. Research procedures were successfully implemented, and according to interviews, none of the patients reported any burden, tiredness, or increased stress due to the research procedures, which lasted approx. 3 h (ranging from 135 min to 209 min) for each patient. Implementing the research procedures in a rehabilitation unit with stroke patients was feasible, and only small adaptations were made for further research.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

12

Issue number

5

Page range

565

Publication title

Brain Sciences

ISSN

2076-3425

Publisher

MDPI

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2022-05-16

Legacy creation date

2022-05-16

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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