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‘It flicked the switch’: A qualitative study of the perceived impact of musical creative health for care home residents and in nursing education
Knight, Kate Valentine, Katherine Rees, Mel Hay, Jonathan
Knight, Kate
Valentine, Katherine
Rees, Mel
Hay, Jonathan
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2026-07-14
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The benefits of musical interventions in healthcare settings are established, however, few studies to date have investigated how nurse education can help promote this creative health intervention. The study's objective was to establish staff perceptions of the impact of musical interventions in UK nursing home settings, in order to establish the perceived impact of such interventions on residents' mental and physical health in the context of nursing curriculum content. Three key themes were identified from the results; ‘health-centric responses’ encompassing the wellbeing of residents; the theme of ‘emotional responses’ relating to perceived emotional impacts on residents; and ‘care delivery’ pertaining to the perceived impact of musical interventions in relation to nursing care provision. All three research questions were validated by qualitative data, and we subsequently conclude that — as perceived by staff — for care home residents: 1) musical intervention led towards an observed increase in physiological health effects; 2) musical intervention was associated with an increase in positive emotional effects; 3) integrating creative health education (such as musical interventions) into nursing curricula is valuable for preparing nurses to recognise and deliver holistic and person-centered care.
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Knight, K. H., Valentine, K., Rees, M., & Hay, J. (2026). ‘It flicked the switch’: A qualitative study of the perceived impact of musical creative health for care home residents and in nursing education. Heliyon, 12(12), e45203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45203
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Elsevier
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Heliyon
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© 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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1879-4378
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2405-8440