The goal of this clinical trial is to explore if a telehealth music therapy intervention helps with quality of life, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms. It will also explore the participants' relationship to music. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Refine and tailor the music therapy intervention to fit the specific needs of adults living with an autoimmune disease and depression. * Examine the feasibility of the study protocol to support a future full-scale trial * Examine how music therapy impacts quality of life, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms * Explore how music therapy impacts one's relationship to music Participants will: * have a short interview where you'll fill out a questionnaire with some basic information, answers about your depression, quality of life, and potential anxiety, and a question about how you feel about music at the start and end of the sessions * attend 8 weekly sessions, approximately 30-45 minutes each, with a board certified music therapist over telehealth/Zoom * answer a few questions about the music therapy intervention
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Percentage of Families Consented Versus Approached
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Number and Percentage of Intervention Group Condition Participants Retained vs Enrolled
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Number and Percentage of Surveys Completed by Participants Who Completed the Study
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Number and Percentage of attendance at telehealth sessions
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Number and percentage of participants enrolled for the different recruitment strategies
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Telehealth Satisfaction Survey
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Training Satisfaction Rating Scale
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation
Study Specific Interview Guide
Timeframe: 8-week post treatment initiation