TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of music therapy on postoperative pain, heart rate, systolic blood pressure and analgesic use following nasal surgery
AU - Tse, Mimi M.Y.
AU - Chan, M. F.
AU - Benzie, Iris F.F.
N1 - Funding Information:
Mimi M. Y. Tse, PhD, and M. F. Chan, PhD, are Lecturers; and Iris F. F. Benzie, DPhil, FIBMS, is Professor at the School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. Address correspondence to: Dr. Mimi M. Y. Tse, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China (Email: [email protected]). The authors express thanks to all participants in the study; to Ms. Linda Ng, Ms. Margaret Lee, Ms. Lee Yuen Mei, Ms. Wong Kit Shan and Mr. Wong Kam Biu for help in facilitating the study; to Dr. Joanne Chung who allowed them to use the pain measurement scale; and to the Pamela Youde Nethersole and the Eastern Hospital in Hong Kong for allowing them to perform the study in their facilities. This work was supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The prevalence of unrelieved postoperative pain is high and may lead to adverse effects including prolonged hospitalization and delayed recovery. Distraction may be an effective pain-relieving strategy, and can be implemented by several means including affective imaging, games, and possibly music. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of music therapy on postoperative pain. Fifty-seven patients (24 females, 33 males; mean ± SD age 39.9 ± 14.35 years [range 15 to 69 years] were matched for age and sex and then nonselectively assigned to either an experimental (n = 27) or a control (n = 30) group. Music was played intermittently to members of the experimental group during the first 24 hour postoperative period. Pain intensity was measured using the Pain Verbal Rating Scales (VRS). Significant decreases in pain intensity over time were found in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.0001). In addition, the experimental group had a lower systolic blood pressure and heart rate, and took fewer oral analgesics for pain. These findings suggest that music therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic approach for postoperative pain management.
AB - The prevalence of unrelieved postoperative pain is high and may lead to adverse effects including prolonged hospitalization and delayed recovery. Distraction may be an effective pain-relieving strategy, and can be implemented by several means including affective imaging, games, and possibly music. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of music therapy on postoperative pain. Fifty-seven patients (24 females, 33 males; mean ± SD age 39.9 ± 14.35 years [range 15 to 69 years] were matched for age and sex and then nonselectively assigned to either an experimental (n = 27) or a control (n = 30) group. Music was played intermittently to members of the experimental group during the first 24 hour postoperative period. Pain intensity was measured using the Pain Verbal Rating Scales (VRS). Significant decreases in pain intensity over time were found in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.0001). In addition, the experimental group had a lower systolic blood pressure and heart rate, and took fewer oral analgesics for pain. These findings suggest that music therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic approach for postoperative pain management.
KW - Music therapy
KW - Nasal surgery
KW - Pain relief
KW - Postoperative pain
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U2 - 10.1300/J354v19n03_05
DO - 10.1300/J354v19n03_05
M3 - Article
C2 - 16219608
AN - SCOPUS:27944467808
SN - 1536-0288
VL - 19
SP - 21
EP - 29
JO - Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
JF - Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
IS - 3
ER -