Music therapy can lower the heart rates of severely sick children
Uggla L, Bonde LO, Svahn BM, Remberger M, Wrangsjö B, Gustafsson B
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 23 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Swedish Cancer Foundation
- Nonprofit
- Barncancerfonden
- Nonprofit
- Ekhagastiftelsen
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2016-04-30 · Acta Paediatr · vol. 105 · issue 10 · pp. 1225–1230
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 71 citations · more than 94% of similar papers · 4.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 27 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Keywords
- Medicine, Sick child, Pediatrics, Intensive care medicine
- MeSH
- humans, music therapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, stress disorders, post-traumatic, heart rate, adolescent, child, child, preschool, infant, female, male
6 authors
From SE, DK
- Lena Uggla · correspondingKarolinska University Hospital; Karolinska Institutet
- Lars Ole BondeAalborg University
- B.‐M. SvahnKarolinska University Hospital
- Mats RembergerKarolinska University Hospital; Karolinska Institutet
- Björn WrangsjöKemakta Konsult
- Britt M. GustafssonKarolinska University Hospital; Karolinska Institutet
Abstract
Aim
Paediatric recipients of haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and there is a need to identify interventions that can alleviate stress in this group. The aim of this study was to examine the previously unexplored effect of music therapy on children undergoing HSCT, by analysing physiological parameters and comparing them with a control group.
Methods
We performed a randomised clinical pilot study of 24 patients up to the age of 16 undergoing HSCT at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden. Music therapy, including expressive and receptive elements, was performed twice a week in the treatment group and compared to standard care in the control group. Physiological parameters were evaluated according to the hospital's protocols.
Results
The music therapy group had significantly reduced evening heart rates compared to the control group (p < 0.001), and the effect was sustainable for four to eight hours after the intervention. There were no significant differences in saturation or blood pressure observed between the groups.
Conclusion
Music therapy significantly lowered the heart rate of children undergoing HSCT for at least four to eight hours, indicating reduced stress levels and potentially lowering the risk of developing PTSD.
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