The Effects of Music Therapy by Self-Selected Music Listening on Terminal Cancer Patients' Affect and Stress by Pain Level.
- Author:
Eun Hai LEE
1
;
Sung Eun CHOI
Author Information
1. Support Center for Children with Developmental Disability, Nam San Christian Social Welfare Center, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Music therapy;
Affect;
Stress;
Pain
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hospices;
Humans;
Music;
Music Therapy;
Palliative Care;
Terminally Ill
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2012;15(2):77-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study investigated the effects that music therapy by self-selected music listening has on the affect and stress relief in adult patients who have been diagnosed with terminal cancer by pain level. METHODS: Participants were 20 terminally ill cancer patients who were over 18 years old and were admitted to the hospice and palliative care unit of a local hospital. At the beginning of each session, participants selected music of their choice. Each participant had a total of six 30-minute music listening sessions. Participants were grouped into two according to their self-rated perceived pain scores on the visual analogue scale and numeric rated score: 5 and above and less than 5. Each participant completed a questionnaire on their affect state before and after each session and a questionnaire on their stress level before the first session and after the last session. Further analysis was performed to compare differences between the two groups according to pain level. RESULTS: There were significant differences in patients' affect before and after each session (P<0.001) and stress level before and after the therapy (P=0.001). CONCLUSION: In this study, self-selected music listening had positive effects on terminal cancer patients' affect and stress regardless of perceived pain level. Therefore, self-selected music listening can be used as an appropriate intervention to improve affect and reduce stress in terminal cancer patients in the hospice and palliative care unit.
