Effects of a Pilot Music Therapy Intervention on Motivation in Patients with Severe Hypercholesterolemia

• DOI: 10.47513/mmd.v15i3.890
• Publication Date: 2023-07-29T01:40:40Z
• Authors: Christopher Wojdak; Janaki Nathan; Geoffrey Williams; Cameron Coykendall; Scott McIntosh; Robert Bloch; Kelly Thevenet-Mo...
• Keywords: Music Therapy

Patients with an LDL-C ≥ 190mg/dL benefit from a healthy lifestyle and use of medications to lower their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Change in autonomous motivation perceived competence are viable targets reducing CVD according Self-Determination Theory. A pilot randomized controlled trial music therapy 31 very high subjects found no between 1 or 2 session group different effects on motivation, non-HDL-C. Perceived significantly increased (p<0.05), mean decreased 131 87 mg/dL (p<0.0005), non-HDL-C 155 113 (p=0.001) after all participants. An increase medication predicted the change (p<0.05). Music may enhance risk. Autonomous be useful future interventions cholesterol.