This study evaluates the experience of musicians who are going through cancer treatment.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Describe specific musical difficulties that arise during and after cancer treatments: define "musical toxicity". II. Discover any interventions or treatments which musicians found helpful while going through cancer treatment. III. Investigate whether the priority of playing music changed through the course of cancer treatment and beyond, in relation to other priorities including cancer cure and length of life. IV. Discover treatment and cancer related factors which are correlated with worse musical toxicity. OUTLINE: This is an observational study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups. MUSICAL TOXICITY GROUP: Patients complete a questionnaire, participate in an interview and have their medical records reviewed on study. NO MUSICAL TOXICITY GROUP: Patients have their medical records reviewed on study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Non-Interventional Study
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Describe specific musical difficulties that arise during and after cancer treatments - MTQ 10-item
Assessed using the Musical Toxicity Questionnaire (MTQ 10-item), a survey with yes/no and open-ended questions (e.g., What musical instrument do you play, or do you sing?). The survey is designed to capture the participant's thoughts and feelings on how cancer treatments (before and after) has affected enjoyment and ability to play, teach, or perform music. The questionnaire will take about 15-30 minutes to complete. Qualitative analysis software will be utilized to code responses and organize themes. Themes will be organized into related groups and interpreted to generate conclusions.
Time frame: Baseline
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