Author : Olena Chorna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (793 download)
Book Synopsis The Effect of Music Therapy on Patients' Anxiety and Perception During Radiation Oncology Simulation and Treatment by : Olena Chorna
Download or read book The Effect of Music Therapy on Patients' Anxiety and Perception During Radiation Oncology Simulation and Treatment written by Olena Chorna and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of music therapy on patient anxiety and perception during radiation oncology procedures. The design of this study included experimental and control groups with pre-test and multiple post-test data collection. Groups were randomly assigned to experimental (music) and control (standard treatment) groups and included patients with head/neck, abdomen and breast treatment area (N = 26). The dependent variables included a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) anxiety measure, items from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare and Provider Services/Picket and the facility Music Therapy satisfaction questionnaires. Results of a Two-Way Analysis of Variance with repeated measures revealed significantly lower post-test procedural anxiety between the experimental and control group across procedures after the simulation, the first treatment and the fifth. Patients' overall rating of the experience during each visit was significantly different between groups and across conditions. Overall, music therapy decreased anxiety, especially at the time of the first treatment.