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Playing Music for Hospitalized Patients Enhances Mood and Reduces Perceptions of Pain

Objectives: For most people, music serves as a calming influence or as a pleasurable stimulus that lifts their spirits. In an attempt to both distract and cheer up hospitalized patients, we designed a brief intervention that would bring music to their hospital rooms in attempt to enhance their mood and…

Posted in: hospitalization 13 music 3 patient satisfaction 12

Review

Using Music Interventions in Perioperative Care

Anxiety and pain are common responses to surgery, and both can negatively affect patient outcomes. Music interventions have been suggested as a nonpharmacological intervention to alleviate pain and anxiety during surgical treatment. Although the data are somewhat mixed, the research suggests that music-based interventions are effective in reducing anxiety, pain…

Posted in: anxiety 8 music 3 pain 18 surgery 23

Expired CME Article

Music as Therapy

Music is widely used to enhance well-being, reduce stress, and distract patients from unpleasant symptoms. Although there are wide variations in individual preferences, music appears to exert direct physiologic effects through the autonomic nervous system. It also has indirect effects by modifying caregiver behavior. Music effectively reduces anxiety and improves…

Posted in: anxiety 8 music 3 pain 18 stress 8
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