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  "abstract": "Aim\n\nTo explore healthcare professionals' perceptions after experiential music therapy sessions, focusing on perceived personal benefits, potential clinical applications, and implementation in hospital settings.Design\n\nA qualitative descriptive-exploratory study.Methods\n\nTwo focus groups were conducted with 22 healthcare professionals who participated in active and receptive music therapy sessions in November 2023. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.Data sources\n\nData were generated from two focus groups conducted at the University of Alicante, Spain.Results\n\nTwo themes were identified: perceived benefits and clinical application of music therapy; and implementation and use in hospital settings. Participants described increased emotional awareness, self-reflection, and interpersonal connection and highlighted institutional support and qualified music therapists as important for implementation.Conclusion\n\nHealthcare professionals perceived personal benefits and viewed music therapy as a complementary intervention with potential to promote emotional wellbeing and more humanised care.Implications for the profession and/or patient care\n\nExperiential music therapy may support healthcare professionals' wellbeing and inform its integration into hospital care.Impact\n\nDirect experience shaped professionals' understanding of music therapy and its potential clinical integration. Findings may inform nursing practice, hospital managers, and implementation research.Reporting method\n\nThe study was reported in accordance with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ).No patient or public contribution\n\nNo patients or members of the public were involved; study participants were healthcare professionals.",
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    "Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.",
    "Music and Music Therapy Department, N3 Music Centre, Alicante, Spain.",
    "Sculpture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.",
    "Department of Paediatrics, General University Hospital of Alicante, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain."
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      "name": "Carmen Solano Ruiz",
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  "doi": "10.1002/nop2.70934",
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  "language": "eng",
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  "published": "2026-10-01",
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  "title": "Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of the Impact of Active and Receptive Music Therapy and Its Continued Use in Hospital Settings.",
  "title_text": "Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of the Impact of Active and Receptive Music Therapy and Its Continued Use in Hospital Settings.",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:14Z",
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