Music has always been regarded as an innately emotional medium. Music “moves” us, whether through the radio, a movie soundtrack, or a workout playlist. Music influences our feelings, or even changes them.
A study published in March 2018 assessed the effect of music therapy on the emotions of patients in a palliative care unit at a hospital in Barcelona. Forty adults participated in the study, twenty were randomly assigned to receive music therapy, and twenty were randomly assigned to receive social support in the form of company. All participants had been admitted to the PCU. Participants who were assigned to the music therapy group were interviewed regarding their music preferences.