The Anxiety‐ and Pain‐Reducing Effects of Music Interventions: A Systematic Review
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Musical interventions have been used in health care settings to reduce patient pain, anxiety, and stress, although the exact mechanism of these therapies is not well understood. This article provides a systematic review of 42 randomized controlled trials of the effects of music interventions in perioperative settings. Music intervention had positive effects on reducing patients' anxiety and pain in approximately half of the reviewed studies. Further research into music therapy is warranted in light of the low cost of implementation and the potential ability of music to reduce perioperative patient distress.
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- Authors
- Nilsson, U.
- Affiliations
- Örebro University Hospital (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Nilsson, Ulrica
- ORCID
- Nilsson, Ulrica
- Venue
- AORN Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-04
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 780-807
- ISSN
- 0001-2092 (ISSN-L)
- 1878-0369
- OpenAlex
- W1979494212
- Cited by
- 766
- References
- 77
- Citations by year
- 2026: 45 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 63 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 39 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 27
- FWCI
- 3.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- AORN Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Social Sciences › Education › Music Education and Analysis
- Keywords
- music intervention, music therapy, perioperative anxiety, postoperative pain, patient distress, surgical patients, stress reduction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Anxiety, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Music Therapy, Operating Room Nursing, Pain, Preoperative Care, Research Design, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Nursing Evaluation Research, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Evidence-Based Medicine, Perioperative Care
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