Chronic Pain, Quality of Life, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
Rheumatoid Arthritis, GIM Bonny Method model
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of music therapy and in particular of the model The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation to both chronic pain relief and other psychosocial parameters, as well as the effect of the method on caregiver burden.
Interventions
OTHERMusic therapy-conversation sessions
The intervention will be performed four times per patient at a frequency once weekly. An effort shall be made to ensure that each treatment is exactly seven days from the previous one within ± one day. The musical hearing will include Helen Bonny's program Caring, which is proposed by the author of this Music therapy model as the most suitable for patients with chronic and severe pain. The program is as follows: * Haydn - Cello Konzert in C, Adagio * Dvorak - Serenade in E-Dur, Larghetto * Warlock - Capriol Suite, Pieds en I'air
OTHERMusic Listening
Music Listening to Helen Bonny's programme.
Sponsors
University of Thessaly
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) * Over 18 years of age
Exclusion criteria
•None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) on relief of chronic pain from rheumatoid arthritis | 3 years | The Wong-Baker Face Scale will be used to assess the pain with a simultaneous visual, numeric and functional analog display of the pain the patient is experiencing at the time of the interview. The scale depicts a series of six (6) face faces. The 6 faces are given the following marks: * 0 no pain * 2 slight pain not affecting certain activities * 4 slight pain affecting certain activities * 6 moderate pain that does not affect certain activities (such as telephone, TV, reading etc) * 8 severe pain affecting certain activities (such as telephone, TV, reading etc) * 10 intolerable pain that does not even allow for simple voice communication |
| The SF-36 questionnaire | 3 years | The SF-36 questionnaire, simultaneous recording of physical and mental health status of patients will be performed. |
| The effect of GIM Bonny Method model on the emotional status of careers | 3 years | The Barthel scale has been used worldwide since it was created in 1965. It is a balanced instrument for scoring basic mobility, self-care and restraint activities, and has 10 thematic areas. The overall score varies from 0 to 100, indicating full dependency and full autonomy, respectively. To be considered autonomous, the patient should not seek human assistance in any of the activities rated. Scale of self-service assessment - Barthel scale |
| The effect of GIM Bonny Method model on the careers and their relationship with patients both during the intervention period and three months after the first interview | 3 years | The Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) questionnaire was created to measure the burden on careers. It consists of 22 questions. The scale score varies from 0-88 and the smaller the score, the smaller the charge. |
Countries
Greece
Outcome results
None listed