音樂治療在兒童友善照護的角色與功能

The Role and Function of Music Therapy in Child-Friendly Healthcare

兒童友善照護意指相關人員提出一套整合性的照護方法，應用於兒童所有健康照顧活動範圍，而音樂治療是其中方法之一。本文主要內容論述音樂治療在兒童友善照護服務中，其角色為病房噪音遮蔽物、情緒調節以及認知習得，在功能方面則為活動參與以及非口語表達與自主選擇。作者也建議音樂治療施行於兒童友善照護時的注意事項。

Child-friendly healthcare relates to the development and application by professionals of integrated methods specifically for children in any healthcare activity context. Music therapy is one of these methods. Three roles (noise masker, emotional adjustment, and cognitive learning) and two functions (activity participation and non-verbal expression and decision making) of child-friendly-healthcare-related music therapy are presented in this article. Also, suggestions and insights regarding how to optimize the effectiveness of music therapy in the context of pediatric healthcare are provided.