The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves. Participants are adult family members of critically ill patients in ICU. After obtaining the informed consent form, a questionnaire will be distributed to each participant. The questionnaire consists of Beck Depression Index, Quality of Life scale, and the self-reported items on music use in everyday lives and perceived benefits of music. Based on the completed measures, how caregivers of ICU patients use music and perceive music as beneficial media for their psycho-social health will be analyzed in relation to demographic information and the current level of depression and quality of life.
The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves. Participants are adult family members of critically ill patients in ICU. After obtaining the informed consent form, a questionnaire will be distributed to each participant.