Development and implementation of a music/activity intake assessment for psychiatric patients. Part I: Initial Standardization procedures on data from university students

Author(s): Brooks, D. M., Decuir, A. A.

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1983; 20: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. National Association for Music Therapy 8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 930 20910 Silver Spring, Maryland USA. 88-100.

Abstract: The stimulus for the Music/Activity Therapy Intake Assessment was a recent publication by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals requiring for activity services, "assessment of the patient's needs, interests, life experiences, capacities, and deficiencies" (1981, p. 126). The Assessment was written in the Spring of 1982 and contains four sections: Activity Preference, Organizational Involvement, Attitude Survey, and Post-Interview Observations. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Attitude Survey. The Attitude Survey was administered to 214 university students. Results show that each of the three scales is internally consistent, that each scale measures a single large dimension, and that two of the three scales significantly discriminate between groups of students. The authors conclude that the Attitude Survey possesses adequate psychometric properties to justify its continued use as part of the Music/Activity Intake Assessment.

Keyword(s): assessment, music-therapy, psychiatric-patient, undergraduate-students, preference, attitude.

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