12) measured the positive behavioral changes of the patients of the engagement of music therapy sessions. They were able to observe familiarity of the lyrics, the engagement with the activity were sustained, showing appropriate behavior and being able to complete the tasks. Mandel et al (2014, p. 6) findings were patients participating with this kind of therapy have the higher likelihood of recommending the facility where their sessions took place. They also published that less pain after hospitalisation were reported compared with control patients. Magee et al (2013 p. 21) found out that music therapy can give a contribution in the assessment of the specifiity of response of the clients' awareness. They used a tool, MATADOC, to correctly diagnose patients in order to them give proper interdisciplinary …show more content…
6) reported that the patient satisfaction help in the improvement of recommendation scores of the hospitals. These researchers were able to find that patients who underwent music therapy established better pain-related quality of life. Magee et al (2013, p. 20) stated that in standardising MATADOC, a 100% validation outcome was a result in determining the awareness of the clients' response to auditory stimulation. They were also able to report that the key features of MATADOC may be used an as instrument in the measurement of the progress of the patient and as an assessment tool for the interdisciplinary activities of the patients. Hitchen et al (2009, p. 13) provided a study which says music therapy greatly benefits gains in the rehabilitation programmes of the clients especially with their behavioral changes. They were able to find out that reducing aggression and agitation may be observed as well as verbal de-escalation and resolving staff burnout of the health care providers. Thus, this kind of therapy may be a good investment of hospital institutions if they collaborated with certified board music