Music therapy for XXXX receiving spine surgery.

@entity1 @entity148 @entity701 @entity158 @entity1063 @entity282
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music therapy on @entity148 , @entity282 and physiological reactions to emotional and physical distress in @entity1 undergoing spinal surgery. BACKGROUND: Surgery-related @entity148 and @entity158 are the greatest concern of surgical @entity1 , especially for those undergoing major procedures. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted in a medical centre in Taiwan from April-July 2006. METHODS: Sixty @entity1 were recruited. The study group listened to selected music from the evening before surgery to the second day after surgery. The control group did not listen to music. @entity1 ' levels of @entity148 and @entity158 were measured with visual analogue scales (VAS). Physiological measures, including heart rate, blood pressure and 24-hour urinalysis, were performed. RESULTS: The average age of the 60 @entity1 was 62  18 (SD 18  76) years. The mean VAS score for degree of @entity148 in the study group was 0  8-2  0, compared with 2  1-5  1 in the control group. The mean VAS score for degree of @entity158 in the study group was 1  7-3  0, compared with 4  4-6  0 in the control group. The differences between the two groups in VAS scores for both @entity148 (p = 0  018-0  001) and @entity158 (p = 0  001) were statistically significant. One hour after surgery, the mean blood pressure was significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (p   =   0  014), but no significant differences were found between the two groups in urine @entity701 (p   =   0  145-0  495), @entity1063 (p = 0  228-0  626) or epinephrine values (p = 0  074-0  619). CONCLUSIONS: Music therapy has some positive effects on levels of @entity148 and @entity158 in @entity1 undergoing spinal surgery. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Complementary music therapy can alleviate @entity158 and @entity148 in @entity1 before and after spinal surgery.
