Form 15 (3/31/86) NSF PROJECT IST-850 5411 EXPERIMENTS ON THE COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF INFORMATION SEEKING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVING USER QUESTIONS FOR ONLINE SEARCHES QUESTION NUMBER: 035 A1. BRIEF TITLE: The therapeutic effect of music on oncology patients A2. QUESTION STATEMENT: Music therapy is the use of music to positively influence behavior. It has been used to: reduce blood pressure, lower heart rate, decrease pain or act as a distractor of pain, increase verbal expression and participation, boost morale, and most recently act as a means of preparation for visualization and imagery techniques. What are the physiological and emotional effects of music on the patient hospitalized with a chronic illness? How is music therapy currently being used in such settings? How is the progress or effect of the music therapy sessions being measured? For the passive, comatose, or physically limited patient music has subliminal effects. How can this be employed to benefit the psychological well-being of a patient? TYPE OF SEARCH REQUESTED B. A precise or a broad search: Broad C. Research application: Graduate study - Music D. Retrieve articles in English only or any language: English E. Years to be searched: No limits F. DIALOG databases suggested: Š