Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Ghetti, Claire"
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Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Ghetti, Claire; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Bieleninik, Lucja; Kvestad, Ingrid; Assmus, Jörg; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Aristizabal Sanchez, Luisa Fernanda; Arnon, Shmuel; Dulsrud, Jeanette; Elefant, Cochavit; Epstein, Shulamit; Ettenberger, Mark; Glosli, Heidi; Konieczna-Nowak, Ludwika; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Lindvall, Merethe Wolf; Mangersnes, Julie; Murcia Fernández, Luz Dary; Røed, Catharina Janner; Saá, Gladys; Van Roy, Betty; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gold, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Importance Parent-infant bonding contributes to long-term infant health but may be disrupted by preterm birth. Objective To determine if parent-led, infant-directed singing, supported by a music therapist and initiated in ... -
The effect of paternal anxiety on mother-infant bonding in neonatal intensive care
Ettenberger, Mark; Bieleninik, Lucja; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Ghetti, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The hospitalization of a preterm infant in the NICU can lead to mental health difficulties in parents, but not much is known how paternal anxiety might affect the mother-infant relationship. Methods This prospective ... -
Heartbeat recordings in music therapy bereavement care following suicide: Action research single case study of amplified cardiopulmonary recordings for continuity of care
Ghetti, Claire; Schreck, Brian; Bennett, Jeremy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bereavement services incorporating family-centered practices are emerging within hospital-based care but are often time-limited and lack personalization. This action research single case study explored one father’s experience ... -
Israeli parents’ lived experiences of music therapy with their preterm infants post-hospitalization
Epstein, Shulamit; Elefant, Cochavit; Ghetti, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the current study, we aimed to explore the lived experience of Israeli parents who engaged in musical dialogues with their preterm infants during music therapy (MT) after being discharged from the neonatal intensive ... -
Longitudinal study of music therapy's effectiveness for premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP): Protocol for an international randomised trial
Ghetti, Claire; Bieleninik, Lucja; Hysing, Mari; Kvestad, Ingrid; Assmus, Jörg; Romeo, Renee; Ettenberger, Mark; Arnon, Shmuel; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Gold, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Preterm birth has major medical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences worldwide. Music therapy (MT) has positive effects on physiological measures of preterm infants and maternal anxiety, but rigorous ... -
Longitudinal Study of Music Therapy’s Effectiveness for Premature Infants and Their Caregivers (LongSTEP): Feasibility Study With a Norwegian Cohort
Ghetti, Claire; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Brenner, Annette; Bieleninik, Lucja; Kvestad, Ingrid; Assmus, Jörg; Gold, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Premature infants and their parents experience significant stress during the perinatal period. Music therapy (MT) may support maternal–infant bonding during this critical period, but studies measuring impact across the ... -
The LongSTEP approach: Theoretical framework and intervention protocol for using parent-driven infant-directed singing as resource-oriented music therapy
Gaden, Tora Söderström; Ghetti, Claire; Kvestad, Ingrid; Gold, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: Despite medical advances, preterm birth and neonatal intensive care (NICU) hospitalization are demanding and pose risks for infants and parents. Various music therapy (MT) models have suggested parental singing ... -
Maintaining the dialogue of influence: Developing music therapy theory in pace with practice and research
Ghetti, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The field of music therapy relies upon the ongoing construction of practice, theory and research in order to assure its optimal development. Theory, practice and research create a dialogue of influence, with each carrying ... -
Music therapy and weight gain in preterm infants: Secondary analysis of the randomized controlled LongSTEP trial
Bauer-Rusek, Sofia; Shalit, Shachar; Yakobson, Dana; Levkovitz, Orly; Ghetti, Claire; Gold, Christian; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Arnon, Shmuel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives This study assessed the association between MT and weight gain among preterm infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Methods Data collected during the international, randomized, Longitudinal ... -
Music therapy for people with substance use disorders (Protocol)
Ghetti, Claire; Chen, Xi-Jing; Brenner, Annette; Hakvoort, Laurien; Lien, Lars; Fachner, Jörg; Gold, Christian (Journal article, 2020)Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Main objective: To compare the effect of music therapy (MT) in addition to standard care versus standard care alone, ... -
Music therapy for preterm infants and their parents: A path forward for research in Poland
Bieleninik, Lucja; Ghetti, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Music therapy has been internationally recognized as a health-promoting profession since the end of World War II, and music therapists have been conducting research in neonatal intensive care since the 1990s. Music therapy ... -
Music Therapy in Infancy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Children: A Secondary Analysis of the LongSTEP Randomized Clinical Trial
Bieleninik, Lucja; Kvestad, Ingrid; Gold, Christian; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Assmus, Jörg; Arnon, Shmuel; Elefant, Cochavit; Ettenberger, Mark; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Haar-Shamir, Dafna; Håvardstun, Tonje; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Mangersnes, Julie; Wiborg, Anne-Marthe Nygård; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Ghetti, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Importance Preterm children are at risk for neurodevelopment impairments. Objective To evaluate the effect of a music therapy (MT) intervention (parent-led, infant-directed singing) for premature children during the neonatal ... -
Music Therapy Intervention in an Open Bay Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room Is Associated with Less Noise and Higher Signal to Noise Ratios: A Case-Control Study
Arnon, Shmuel; Epstein, Shulamit; Ghetti, Claire; Bauer-Rusek, Sofia; Taitelbaum-Swead, Riki; Yakobson, Dana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Noise reduction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is important for neurodevelopment, but the impact of music therapy on noise is not yet known. Objective: To investigate the effect of music therapy ... -
Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial
Epstein, Shulamit; Elefant, Cochavit; Arnon, Shmuel; Ghetti, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Music therapy (MT) is a part of standard care in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in many countries, and in some countries is provided as a post-discharge service as well. However, it is rare that preterm ... -
Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Trial
Gaden, Tora Söderström; Ghetti, Claire; Kvestad, Ingrid; Bieleninik, Lucja; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Assmus, Jörg; Shmuel, Arnon; Elefant, Cochavit; Epstein, Shulamit; Ettenberger, Mark; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Lindvall, Merethe Wolf; Mangersnes, Julie; Janner, Catharina; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gold, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To evaluate short-term effects of music therapy (MT) for premature infants and their caregivers on mother-infant bonding, parental anxiety, and maternal depression. METHODS Parallel, pragmatic, randomized ... -
Treatment fidelity in a pragmatic clinical trial of music therapy for premature infants and their parents: the LongSTEP study
Gaden, Tora Söderström; Gold, Christian; Assmus, Jörg; Kvestad, Ingrid; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Bieleninik, Lucja; Ghetti, Claire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-03)Background: Treatment fidelity (TF) refers to methodological strategies used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of interventions. We evaluated TF in a pragmatic RCT of music therapy (MT) for premature ...