Effects of music therapy and guided visual imagery on chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting
Karagozoglu S, Tekyasar F, Yilmaz FA
Journal of clinical nursing · 51 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
- Government
- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
- University or hospital
- Cumhuriyet University Scientific Research Projects Unit
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2012-11-08 · J Clin Nurs · vol. 22 · issue 1-2 · pp. 39–50
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 104 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 6.6× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 47 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Nausea and vomiting management · Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Keywords
- Nausea, Vomiting, Music therapy, Anxiety, Chemotherapy, Medicine, Psychology, Anesthesia, Physical therapy, Internal medicine, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, nausea, vomiting, antineoplastic agents, music therapy, cross-sectional studies, anxiety, aged, middle aged, female, male, imagery, psychotherapy
3 authors
From TR
- Şerife Karagözoğlu · correspondingSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
- Filiz TekyasarSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
- Figen Alp YılmazYozgat Bozok Üniversitesi
Abstract
Aims and objectives
To reveal the effects of music therapy and visual imagery on chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting.
Background
Behavioural techniques such as music therapy and visual imagery are becoming increasingly important in dealing with chemotherapy-induced anxiety, nausea and vomiting.
Design
The study is an experimental and cross-sectional one and performed on a single sample group with the pre-post-test design consisting of 40 individuals. The individuals in the sample group comprised both the control and the case group of the study.
Methods
To obtain the study data, the following forms were used: the Personal Information Form, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, The Visual Analogue Scale and Individual Evaluation Form for Nausea and Vomiting adapted from The Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Vomiting.
Results
In the study, the participants' state and trait anxiety levels decreased significantly (p < 0·05). Music therapy and visual imagery reduced the severity and duration of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting significantly (p < 0·05). In our research, 40% of the patients did not have anticipatory nausea and 55% of the patients did not have anticipatory vomiting during the third chemotherapy cycle during which music therapy and guided visual imagery were implemented.
Conclusions
It was determined that complementary approaches comprising music therapy and visual imagery had positive effects on chemotherapy-induced anxiety, nausea and vomiting, which are suffered too often and affect the patients' whole lives adversely.
Relevance to clinical practice
This study is worthy of interest as it has revealed that music therapy and visual imagery which have been proven to be effective in many health problems in different areas are also important, and practical complementary approaches that are effective in getting chemotherapy-induced anxiety, nausea and vomiting under control.
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