Music Therapy and Dialysis: A Pilot Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Patient-Selected Music Interventions on Physiological, Psychological, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes

Music therapy will be administered according to the Eyre (2008) decision tree model. According to this model, the patient chooses his or her preferred musical intervention at the beginning of each session. Choices include: sing songs, compose a song, listen to songs, play instruments, have an imagery experience, listen to music, improvise, and use music for relaxation.