TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Music on Preoperative Anxiety and Physiologic Parameters in Women Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery
AU - Labrague, Leodoro J.
AU - McEnroe-Petitte, Denise M.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to determine the influence of music on anxiety levels and physiologic parameters in women undergoing gynecologic surgery. This study employed a pre- and posttest experimental design with nonrandom assignment. Ninety-seven women undergoing gynecologic surgery were included in the study, where 49 were allocated to the control group (nonmusic group) and 48 were assigned to the experimental group (music group). Preoperative anxiety was measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) while noninvasive instruments were used in measuring the patients’ physiologic parameters (blood pressure [BP], pulse [P], and respiration [R]) at two time periods. Women allocated in the experimental group had lower STAI scores (t = 17.41, p >.05), systolic (t = 6.45, p >.05) and diastolic (t = 2.80, p >.006) BP, and P rate (PR; t = 7.32, p >.05) than in the control group. This study provides empirical evidence to support the use of music during the preoperative period in reducing anxiety and unpleasant symptoms in women undergoing gynecologic surgery.
AB - The aim of this study was to determine the influence of music on anxiety levels and physiologic parameters in women undergoing gynecologic surgery. This study employed a pre- and posttest experimental design with nonrandom assignment. Ninety-seven women undergoing gynecologic surgery were included in the study, where 49 were allocated to the control group (nonmusic group) and 48 were assigned to the experimental group (music group). Preoperative anxiety was measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) while noninvasive instruments were used in measuring the patients’ physiologic parameters (blood pressure [BP], pulse [P], and respiration [R]) at two time periods. Women allocated in the experimental group had lower STAI scores (t = 17.41, p >.05), systolic (t = 6.45, p >.05) and diastolic (t = 2.80, p >.006) BP, and P rate (PR; t = 7.32, p >.05) than in the control group. This study provides empirical evidence to support the use of music during the preoperative period in reducing anxiety and unpleasant symptoms in women undergoing gynecologic surgery.
KW - anxiety
KW - gynecologic surgery
KW - music therapy
KW - physiologic parameters
KW - State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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U2 - 10.1177/1054773814544168
DO - 10.1177/1054773814544168
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84963878000
SN - 1054-7738
VL - 25
SP - 157
EP - 173
JO - Clinical Nursing Research
JF - Clinical Nursing Research
IS - 2
ER -