The effect of music therapy on physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support
Korhan EA, Khorshid L, Uyar M
Journal of clinical nursing · 55 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Ege University Research Foundation
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2011-02-16 · J Clin Nurs · vol. 20 · issue 7-8 · pp. 1026–1034
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 104 citations · more than 97% of similar papers · 8.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 33 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Keywords
- Music therapy, Medicine, Anxiety, Vital signs, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, Heart rate, Mechanical ventilation, Anesthesia, Oxygen saturation, Randomized controlled trial, Intensive care unit, Physical therapy, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, music therapy, respiration, artificial, anxiety, adolescent, adult, aged, middle aged, young adult
3 authors
From TR
- Esra Akın Korhan · correspondingEge University
- Leyla KhorshıdEge University
- Mehmet UyarEge University
Abstract
Aims
The aim of this study was to investigate if relaxing music is an effective method of reducing the physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.
Background
Few studies have focused on the effect of music on physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.
Design
A study-case-control, experimental repeated measures design was used.
Method
Sixty patients aged 18-70 years, receiving mechanical ventilatory support and hospitalised in the intensive care unit, were taken as a convenience sample. Participants were randomised to a control group or intervention group, who received 60 minutes of music therapy. Classical music was played to patients using media player (MP3) and headphones. Subjects had physiological signs taken immediately before the intervention and at the 30th, 60th and 90th minutes of the intervention. Physiological signs of anxiety assessed in this study were mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation in blood measured by pulse oxymetry. Data were collected over eight months in 2006-2007.
Results
The music group had significantly lower respiratory rates, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, than the control group. This decrease improved progressively in the 30th, 60th and 90th minutes of the intervention, indicating a cumulative dose effect.
Conclusion
Music can provide an effective method of reducing potentially harmful physiological responses arising from anxiety.
Relevance to clinical practice
As indicated by the results of this study, music therapy can be supplied to allay anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Nurses may include music therapy in the routine care of patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
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