The Effect of Music on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy During COVID-19

Inonu University92 enrolled

Overview

Introduction: This study has been conducted to determine the effect of music on pain and anxiety levels in patients receiving chemotherapy during COVID-19. Methods: The research has been carried out in a real trial model with adult patients receiving chemotherapy. The sample of the study is consisted of 92 patients (45 in the experimental group and 47 for the control group). The data have been collected by the researcher with Google Forms (using State and Transient Anxiety Inventory and Visual Analog Skala) between March 2020 and July 2020, through the links sent to the phones of participants on the day they received chemotherapy. Results: The mean scores obtained from the post-test STAI (53.11±4.77) and VAS (3.44±2.53) scales in the experimental group have been determined to statistically significantly decrease when compared to the pre-test measurement data (STAI:54.26±4.26; VAS:4.22±2.41) (p\<0.05). No statistically significant difference has been determined between pre-test and post-test mean scores of the patients in the control group. Conclusion: It has been observed that music applications reduce the pain and anxiety levels of patients receiving chemotherapy during the COVID-19 process. It can be recommended to use music applications in the management of pain and anxiety symptoms.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer Chemotherapy

Interventions

Listening MusicOTHER

The patients in the experimental group were listened to music.

Not Listening MusicOTHER

The control group was not listened to music.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Over the age 18, * Being able to communicate, * Being literate, * Having no diagnosis of psychiatric, * Have the necessary technological equipment (phone, internet, etc.) Exclusion Criteria: * Existing infection * Receiving palliative chemotherapy

Locations (1)

Vocational School of Health Services

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Google Forms (using State and Transient Anxiety Inventory and Visual Analog Skala)

The data have been collected by the researcher with Google Forms (using State and Transient Anxiety Inventory and Visual Analog Skala).The posttest was administered 1 hour after the pretest.

Time frame: The posttest was administered 1 hour after the pretest.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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