Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


case1323474982.pdf (1.67 MB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intention of Staff Nurses to Use Music as Therapy for Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Thailand

Muensa, Wariya
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1323474982

Abstract Details

2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Nursing.
Although music therapy has been shown to benefit premature infants in terms of physiologic and behavioral responses, and growth, it is not yet widely used in the care of preterm infants. This may reflect the NICU staffs' perception of the effectiveness of music therapy and their ability to promote music therapy in the NICU environment. However, there is no information available on NICU staff nurse perceptions of music therapy in Thailand. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among staff nurses' beliefs, attitudes toward music therapy, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions to learn more about music therapy and to support its' use in NICUs in Thailand. This study used a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional research design, utilizing the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). The NICU Music Therapy Questionnaire (NICU MTQ) developed by the investigator measured all of the variables in this study. Participants in this study were 85 staff nurses from a NICU and a step-down unit of one large tertiary hospital in Thailand. The findings revealed that the participants lacked experience with music therapy but nonetheless demonstrated positive attitudes, beliefs, and intentions related to music therapy. The relationship between each salient belief and attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control had highly positive correlations. The overall model demonstrated all three predictors (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) significantly influenced the staff nurses' intention.
Marilyn Lotas (Committee Chair)
Donna Dowling (Committee Member)
Marion Good (Committee Member)
Deforia Lane (Committee Member)
162 p.
Health Care
music; staff; NICU

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Muensa, W. (2011). Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intention of Staff Nurses to Use Music as Therapy for Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Thailand [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1323474982

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Muensa, Wariya. Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intention of Staff Nurses to Use Music as Therapy for Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Thailand. 2011. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1323474982.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Muensa, Wariya. "Beliefs, Attitudes, Perceived Behavioral Control, and Intention of Staff Nurses to Use Music as Therapy for Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Thailand." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1323474982

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

case1323474982
1,940
© 2011, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies and OhioLINK.