Music Therapy on High Risk Pregnant Women of Non-Stress Test

Selcuk University116 enrolled

Overview

Non-stress testing (NST) is one of the most commonly used methods to assess fetal health in the prenatal period because it is an easily interpreted, non-invasive, painless, and short-term diagnostic method. Although NST is a non-invasive and painless diagnostic method, pregnant women may feel anxiety during the procedure. It is supported by studies that listening to music causes relaxation and reducing anxiety. Therefore, the use of music as a non-pharmacological practice will increase the quality of care of individuals. There are many studies suggesting that music reduces anxiety in low-risk pregnancies during NST application. Different instruments such as ney, rebab, kopuz, dombra are used in Turkish music. In particular, ney has come to the fore in music therapy. The ney, which has different types in history, is an instrument that is closest to the human voice. In a compilation about the music used in music therapy in Turkey, it was stated that there are many social and health studies made with the sound of ney. Determining the effect of music on NST and anxiety in high-risk pregnant women will contribute to the literature.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 42 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years old * Those diagnosed with high-risk pregnancy by a physician (pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational diabetes, premature rupture of membranes, pregnancy large or small for gestational age, intrauterine growth retardation, pain/contraction, oligohydramnios, premature birth threat, maternal age 35 age and above, maternal body mass index over 30 (obesity)) * Speaking and understanding Turkish * Pregnant women with a single fetus * 32-41 weeks of pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * having twin pregnancy * with heart disease, * fetal distress, * having a fetus with anomaly, * hereditary anemia, * pregnant women with sexually transmitted diseases

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Non stress test evaluation form

It was created by researchers in order to record and evaluate the findings related to the NST procedure. In the NST evaluation form, fetal heart rate and variability, which were followed for at least 20 minutes, number of accelerations, decelerations and fetal movements, test result (reactive or nonreactive) were included.

Time frame: up to one hour

Secondary Outcomes

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-Questionnaire

STAI was used to measure the anxiety level of pregnant women. It was developed by Spielberger et al. (Spielberger et al., 1970) and Öner and Le Compte conducted a Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale (Öner \& LeCompte, 1983). In the scale, individuals are provided to express their feelings with 40 expressions. With the state anxiety scale, it is possible to determine how the individual feels at the moment and in the conditions, and with the trait anxiety scale, how he feels outside of the current situation and conditions. The scale is a 4-point Likert type.The last score obtained shows the anxiety level of the individual. High scores from the scale indicate an increased level of anxiety, low scores indicate a decrease.