Control of anxiety through music in a head and neckoutpatient clinic: a randomized clinical trial.
Author: Firmeza MA1, Rodrigues AB1, Melo GA1, Aguiar MI1, Cunha GH1, Oliveira PP2, Grangeiro AS3
Affiliation:
1Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
2Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rey, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
3Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Conference/Journal: Rev Esc Enferm USP.
Date published: 2017
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Volume ID: 51 , Pages: e03201 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1590/s1980-220x2016030503201. Epub 2017 Mar 27. [Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish] , Word Count: 168
OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effectiveness of a musical intervention in reducing anxiety and vital parameters in people suffering from head and neck cancer. METHOD A randomized controlled clinical trial, performed in a head and neck outpatient clinic with 40 participants, subdivided into two groups (intervention and control).The classicalmusic"Spring" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi was used as an intervention.The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used as the data collectioninstrument,along with an inventory of socio-demographic and clinical data. Student'st-test was used to verify intragroup and intergroup statistical significance. RESULTS Participants presented a statistically significant reduction in levels of perceived anxiety (t= 12.68; p<0.001),as well as blood pressure levels (t = 4.56; p<0.001); pulse (t = 6.15; p<0.001) and respiratory rate (t = 5.10; p<0.001). CONCLUSION Music has proven to be an effective non-pharmacological therapeutic resource in managinganxiety in an outpatient setting for people with cancer, as well as in reducing blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-7W4YJJ.
PMID: 28355317 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-220x2016030503201
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