The palliative care unit is an emotionally challenging place where patients and their families may feel at loss. Art can allow the expression of complex feelings. We aimed to examine how cancer patients hospitalized in the palliative care unit experienced a musical intervention. We conducted a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews. The study took place in a palliative care unit from 18 January 2017 to 17 May 2017. Two artists performed in the palliative care unit once a week from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. The data from patient interviews were analysed based on an inductive approach to the verbatim accounts. The accounts we gathered led us to weigh the positive emotions engendered by this musical intervention against the potential difficulties encountered. The artists opened a parenthesis in the care process and brought joy and well-being to the palliative care unit. Patients also encountered difficulties during the intervention: reference to an altered general state, to loss of autonomy; a sense of the effort required, of fatigue; an adaptation period; reference to the end of life, to death; a difficulty in choosing songs. Although music appeared to benefit the patients, it sometimes reminded them of their altered state. The difficulties experienced by patients during the experience were also related to physical exhaustion. Additional studies are needed to determine the benefits of music for patients and their families in the palliative care unit.

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姑息治疗中的音乐：对患有癌症的患者的定性研究

姑息治疗病房是一个充满情感挑战的地方，患者及其家人可能会感到不知所措。艺术可以表达复杂的感觉。我们旨在研究在姑息治疗部门住院的癌症患者如何进行音乐干预。我们基于半结构化访谈进行了定性研究。该研究于2017年1月18日至2017年5月17日在姑息治疗室进行。两名艺术家每周一次从上午9:30到下午5:30在姑息治疗室进行演出。根据逐字记录的归纳方法分析了来自患者访谈的数据。我们收集的资料使我们权衡了这种音乐干预带来的积极情绪与可能遇到的困难。艺术家在护理过程中打开了一个括号，为姑息护理部门带来了欢乐和幸福。患者在干预过程中也遇到了困难：提到改变了的一般状态，失去了自主权；对需要的努力，疲劳的感觉；适应期；提到生命的终结，直到死亡；选择歌曲有困难。尽管音乐似乎使患者受益，但它有时使他们想起他们的状态改变。患者在经历中遇到的困难也与体力消耗有关。需要进一步的研究以确定音乐对姑息治疗病房及其患者的益处。对需要的努力，疲劳的感觉；适应期；提到生命的终结，直到死亡；选择歌曲有困难。尽管音乐似乎使患者受益，但它有时使他们想起他们的状态改变。患者在经历中遇到的困难也与体力消耗有关。需要进一步的研究以确定音乐对姑息治疗病房及其患者的益处。对需要的努力，疲劳的感觉；适应期；提到生命的终结，直到死亡；选择歌曲有困难。尽管音乐似乎使患者受益，但它有时使他们想起他们的状态改变。患者在经历中遇到的困难也与体力消耗有关。需要进行其他研究以确定音乐对姑息治疗病房及其患者及其家庭的益处。