TABLE 6.
Changes to MT practice and Use of Technology during the COVID-19 Era.
| Question | Yes | No | Other |
| During this period of COVID-19, do you believe that there is generally a greater need for music therapy? | |||
| All | 97 (86.6%) | 15 (13.4%) | |
| Europe | 43 (79.6%) | 11 (20.4%) | |
| North America | 31 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 23 (85.2%) | 4 (14.8%) | |
| Have you seen fewer patients during the past several months due to COVID-19 than in the previous months/years? | |||
| All | 90 (80.4%) | 22 (19.6%) | |
| Europe | 42 (77.8%) | 12 (22.2%) | |
| North America | 28 (90.3%) | 3 (9.7%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 20 (74.1%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
| Have you needed to conduct teletherapy (virtual) sessions? | |||
| All | 75 (67%) | 37 (33%) | |
| Europe | 26 (48.1%) | 28 (51.9%) | |
| North America | 29 (93.5%) | 2 (6.5%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 20 (74.1%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
| If you have conducted online (teletherapy) sessions, did your patients ever use a musical instrument(s) they had available at home during the sessions? | |||
| All | 48 (62.3%) | 29 (37.7%) | |
| Europe | 12 (42.9%) | 16 (57.1%) | |
| North America | 24 (82.8%) | 5 (17.2%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 12 (60.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | |
| Furthermore, through your experience of administering music therapy online, has your practice been hindered by the remote setting between patient and therapist? | |||
| All | 56 (76.7%) | 17 (23.3%) | |
| Europe | 19 (79.2%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
| North America | 22 (75.9%) | 7 (24.1%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 15 (75.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | |
| Due to Covid-19, have you needed to embrace new techniques/technologies in order to conduct music therapy sessions? | |||
| All | 78 (69.6%) | 34 (30.4%) | |
| Europe | 26 (48.1%) | 28 (51.9%) | |
| North America | 31 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 21 (77.8%) | 6 (22.2%) | |
| Has embracing more technology influenced your opinion of its use in music therapy? | |||
| All | 57 (50.9%) | 25 (22.3%) | 30 (26.8%) |
| Europe | 19 (35.2%) | 15 (27.8%) | 20 (37.0%) |
| North America | 25 (80.6%) | 5 (16.1%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| Asia/Oceania | 13 (48.1%) | 5 (18.5%) | 9 (33.3%) |
| If you have conducted online (teletherapy) sessions, did you ever use virtual instruments or specialized software (not including conferencing software such as Skype) due to the virtual format? | |||
| All | 18 (24.0%) | 57 (76.0%) | |
| Europe | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | |
| North America | 7 (24.1%) | 22 (75.9%) | |
| Asia/Oceania | 5 (25.0%) | 15 (75.0%) | |
| Will you continue using new technology or technology-related methods in the future that you embraced during the Covid-19 pandemic? | |||
| All | 71 (63.4%) | 23 (20.5%) | 18 (16.1%) |
| Europe | 26 (48.2%) | 19 (35.2%) | 9 (16.7%) |
| North America | 25 (80.6%) | 2 (6.5%) | 4 (12.9%) |
| Asia/Oceania | 23 (85.2%) | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (7.4%) |