Table 1.
Patient demographic and diagnostic data, and referral reason and attendance at Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT).
| Sex | Male | 25 (51%) |
| Female | 24 (49%) | |
| Diagnosis | Stroke | 32 (65%) |
| Haematoma | 3 (6%) | |
| Leukoencephalopathy | 2 (4%) | |
| Spinal cord injury | 3 (6%) | |
| Brain or spinal cord tumour | 3 (6%) | |
| Other * | 6 (12%) | |
| Type of Session | Group | 25 (51%) |
| Individual | 14 (29%) | |
| Both | 10 (20%) | |
| No. of Sessions | Offered | 382 |
| Attended | 318 (83%) | |
| Declined | 29 (8%) | |
| Unable | 35 (9%) | |
| Referred By | PT | 9 (18%) |
| OT | 7 (14%) | |
| SLT | 5 (10%) | |
| PT/OT | 20 (41%) | |
| OT/SLT | 1 (2%) | |
| PT/OT/SLT | 3 (6%) | |
| TA/OT | 1 (2%) | |
| Psychologist | 0 (0%) | |
| MT | 0 (0%) | |
| Patient request | 1 (2%) | |
| Not stated | 2 (4%) | |
| Referral for Goals Relating to ** | Cognition | 9 (18%) |
| Communication | 11 (22%) | |
| Emotional expression | 7 (14%) | |
| Gait | 4 (8%) | |
| Lower limb | 28 (57%) | |
| Upper limb | 38 (78%) | |
| Mood | 2 (4%) | |
| NMT Intervention | TIMP | 35 (71%) |
| Other | 2 (4%) | |
| TIMP + other | 7 (14%) | |
| Not stated | 5 (10%) |
* Diagnoses in ‘other’ category include: pneumococcal meningitis, brain aneurysm, hydrocephalus, skull fracture, and subsequent stroke, duodenal ulcer, and heart attack. ** Most referrals were for more than one reason, and so percentage is shown as % of total no. of patients. PT—physiotherapy; OT—occupational therapy; SLT—speech and language therapy; TA—therapy assistant; MT—music therapist; NMT—neurologic music therapy; TIMP—therapeutic instrumental music performance.