Abstract
This study analyzed the contributions of musical activity in the disease coping capacity of oncology patients and family members, as well as its impact in the biopsychosocial aspects in facing the health-disease process. It is a descriptive, exploratory, qualitative research, with oncology patients being treated in an outpatient clinic in the South region of Brazil, and their family members. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection. Content analysis was conducted by analyzing the data, followed by categorization of the emerging topics. It was noted that the communication established in the group by the songs allowed to work with content related to the treatment. Better expression of feelings, broadening of the feeling of being supported, improved mood, as well as minimization of the perception of symptoms connected to treatment through relaxation were observed, in addition to focusing in healthy remembrances beyond the experience of the disease.
Keywords:
Psychology; Music; Welcoming; Chemotherapy