Music Listening interventions for subacute fatigue and cognitive recovery post-brain injury: scoping review and patient/public engagement prior to design and testing

Parke, Sheryl ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0546-4620, Street, Alex, Pool, Jonathan, Wollersberger, Nina, Blake, Jess and Gilbert, Louise (2024) Music Listening interventions for subacute fatigue and cognitive recovery post-brain injury: scoping review and patient/public engagement prior to design and testing. In: The Neurosciences and Music -VIII Wiring, re-wiring, and well-being, 2024-06-13, Helsinki.

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Abstract

This poster will report scoping review, and staff and service user interview data on music listening for fatigue management following brain injury (ABI). 86% of 11,000 UK stroke survivors report experiencing fatigue, yet there is a paucity of evidence exploring effective interventions. Effective management of fatigue optimises cognitive recovery. Recent evidence suggests that subacute stroke survivors who listened daily to their preferred music report feeling less fatigued. Our scoping review aimed to establish how music listening has been used for managing fatigue after ABI. None of the 13 included full texts focused on fatigue as a primary outcome, but some reported secondary and related effects including: improved subjective rating of fatigue, grey matter volume increases corelated with self-reported fatigue reduction, improved verbal memory, attention, mood, and motivation when compared to audiobook listening, improved vitality and alertness. People with aphasia may benefit more in verbal memory and language recovery from listening to vocal music rather than instrumental music and audiobooks. Scoping data, current fatigue management recommendations and service user and staff interview responses will be correlated to design and trial a music listening intervention in subacute inpatient ABI for fatigue management. Potential benefits identified by service-users and staff were: listening for a specified and uninterrupted period might be beneficial (reminders would be needed), music with exercise or as a non-physical relaxation aid. Potential barriers identified included: setting aside time, need for technical support. Music selection was considered important - avoiding less enjoyable music that ‘may increase fatigue.’ Overall, our review has found music listening may be an acceptable and effective intervention for those with post-ABI fatigue, which could be developed to help them engage in the recommended three-hours of daily rehabilitation – in-line with UK Stroke rehabilitation guidelines, which also state that more research into music therapy-based interventions is required.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2025 00:33
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2025 00:33
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98243
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