The Effects of Music Therapy on Anxiety and Depression of Cancer Patients
Jasemi M, Aazami S, Zabihi RE
Indian journal of palliative care · 39 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2016-01-01 · Indian J Palliat Care · vol. 22 · issue 4 · p. 455
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Cited
- 98 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 6.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 14 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish)
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Health and Well-being Studies · Mental Health and Well-being
- Keywords
- Anxiety, Depression (economics), Medicine, Music therapy, Intervention (counseling), Analysis of variance, Cancer, Clinical psychology, Internal medicine, Psychiatry
3 authors
From IR
- RoghaiehEsmaili ZabihiUrmia University; Urmia University of Medical Sciences
- Madineh JasemiMedical University of Ilam; Urmia University; Ilam University; Urmia University of Medical Sciences
- Sanaz AazamiMedical University of Ilam; Urmia University; Ilam University; Urmia University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background and purpose
Cancer patients often suffer from anxiety and depression. Various methods are used to alleviate anxiety and depression, but most of them have side effects. Music therapy can be used as a noninvasive method to reduce anxiety and depression. This study aimed to examine the effect of music therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with cancer.
Materials and methods
This quasi-experimental study was conducted attaching hospitals in Urmia city. A total number of sixty patients with depression and anxiety were recruited using random sampling method and divided into two groups of control and intervention. Patients in intervention group listened to light music at least 20 min per day for 3 days. The degree of patients' anxiety and depression was assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at baseline and 3 days after music therapy. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 13 using t-test, Pearson, and ANOVA tests.
Results
The results showed no significant differences between demographic variable of intervention and control groups. Our findings indicated a significant decrease in the level of depression and anxiety among intervention group. There were significant relationships between anxiety, depression, and sex (P P = 0.003, r = 0.37).
Conclusion
This study revealed positive effects of music therapy on decreasing level of depression and anxiety in patients with cancer. Therefore, it is recommended to include music therapy in the nursing care.
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