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Creative Arts Therapies Faculty Research

Research of Dr. Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC

Dr. Bradt’s research interests include Cochrane systematic reviews of available evidence in medical music therapy, evidence-based practice, the impact of vocal music therapy on chronic pain management, music therapy for resilience in patients with cancer and chronic illness, efficacy and effectiveness of music therapy interventions with medical patients, and study design and ethical issues in creative arts therapy research.

Funded Research

Bradt, J. The Effects of Vocal Music Therapy on Core Outcomes in Chronic Pain Management: A Pilot Study. (R03NR013551-01, NINR)

Bradt, J & Komarnicky, L. The impact of music therapy on physiological and psychological outcomes in cancer patients: A mixed methods study.

Cochrane Reviews

J. Bradt & C. Dileo.  Music for stress and anxiety reduction in coronary heart disease patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006577. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006577.pub2.
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Bradt J, Dileo C. Music therapy for end-of-life care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007169. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007169.pub2.
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Bradt J, Magee WL, Dileo C, Wheeler BL, McGilloway E.  Music therapy for acquired brain injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD006787. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006787.pub2.
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Bradt J, Dileo C, Grocke D. Music Interventions for Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 12. Art. No.: Art. No.: CD006902. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006902.pub2.
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Bradt J, Dileo C, Grocke D, Magill L. Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD006911. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006911.pub2.
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Bradt J, Goodill SW, Dileo C. Dance/movement therapy for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer
patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD007103. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007103.pub2.
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Other Research Publications

J. Bradt (2012). Randomized controlled trials in music therapy: Guidelines for design and implementation.  
 Journal of Music Therapy, 49(2), 120-150.

J. Bradt (2010). The Effects of Music Entrainment on Postoperative Pain Perception in Pediatric Patients. 
 Music and Medicine, 2(2).

D. M. Brooks, J. Bradt, L. Eyre, & A. Hunt (2010). Creative approaches for reducing burnout in medical personnel.  The Arts in Psychotherapy, 37(3), 255-263.

C. Dileo & J. Bradt (2005). Medical Music Therapy: A Meta-Analysis.  Jeffrey Publications.

J. Schwoebel, H. B. Coslett, J. Bradt, R. Friedman, & C. Dileo (2002). Pain and the body schema: Effects of pain severity on mental representations of movement. Neurology, 59(5), 775-777.