“Song of Life”: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Biographical Music Therapy in Palliative Care by the EMW-TOPSIS Method

The “Song of Life (SOL)” is a kind music therapy in palliative care for addressing emotional and existential needs terminally ill patients nearing the end life. Few previous studies focus on objective data analysis methods to validate effectiveness psychotherapy patients’ overall state. This article combines entropy weighting method (EWM) technique order preference by similarity ideal solution (TOPSIS) evaluate SOL treatment satisfaction family members. Firstly, collaborative filtering algorithm (CFA) machine learning used predict missing ratings patient might have given variable. Secondly, EWM determines weights quality life, spiritual well-being, ego-integrity, momentary distress. Thirdly, applied TOPSIS evaluation model patient’s state pre- post-intervention. Finally, we obtain change recognition based feedback questionnaire. multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) comprehensive objectively validated therapy. Based MCDM method, provide new approach judging effect psychological intervention accurately recommend that fits symptoms disorders.