Music Therapy Program
Physical & psychological problems are common after critical illness. Long-standing problems can include muscle weakness, chronic pain, anxiety and depression.
There is evidence that early rehabilitation can help mitigate some of these consequences of needing intensive care.
Music therapy provides a potentially powerful intervention that could serve patients who are still in intensive care, but also those who have stepped down to a ward, but who are still facing a mountain to climb in relation to rehabilitation and getting home and back to their lives.
Music therapy can counter issues that patients face in relation to long-term hospitalisation, including the hospital environment, communication issues and ongoing illness.
Importantly music therapy can also benefit the families of patients who have needed intensive care and also healthcare professionals who have cared for these patients.
The Music Therapy Research program is seeking to design trial to demonstrate efficacy and effectiveness from music in the context of rehabilitation and recovery from critical illness.
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The Team
This is our Music Therapy Delivery & Research Team
Dr Daniel Hadfield
Co-investigator
Dr Hadfield is a Post Doctoral Researcher and musician at King's College London and Joint Chief Investigator of UK NAVA
Ms Kerry Atchison
Co-Investigator
Kerry Atchison is a Music therapist and musician involved in developing the music therapy program
Ms Sophie Hadfield
Co-Investigator
Co-investigator-Sophie Hadfield developed the critical care outreach team called iMobile at Kings College Hospital.
Dr Victoria Metaxa
Co-Investigator
Co-investigator Dr Victoria Metaxa is Consultant Lead for iMobile & Outreach Services and a Senior Lecturer in King's College London
Ms Orla Sweeney
Co-investigator
Orla Sweeney is an iMobile Critical care outreach nurse with an interest
Ms Ann McLoone
Co-investigator
Ann Mcloone is matron for Long-term follow-up
Ms Emma Madine
Co-investigator
Emma Madine is the current senior nurse for iMobile
Dr Phil Hopkins
Website
Hon Senior Lecturer in CHAPS, Faculty of Medicine, KCL
