Live concerts reduce cancer inpatients' anxiety
Journal
European Journal of Cancer Care
Year
2017
Abstract
In Italy a new experience of music medicine called "The Music Givers" is spreading among Oncology Units; it aims to organise weekly live concerts (length 45-60 min) followed by a buffet. Purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the format of The Music Givers on cancer in-patients' anxiety. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) was administered to 111 in-patients before and after the concerts. After the concerts we observed a 3.87 point decrease in state anxiety (p < .001) and statistically significant differences in most of the domains assessed by STAI-Y. These results invite a reflection on the importance of offering to inpatients events such as live music concerts, in order to improve their psychological condition during hospitalisation.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Anxiety; Cancer; Hospital Setting; Live Music Listening; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Receptive Music Methods
Indexed Terms
Elderly; cancer; oncology; anxiety; Adolescents; music medicine; Neoplasms; Italy; Anxiety Disorders; concert; Inpatients
Study Type
Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Toccafondi, A., Bonacchi, A., Mambrini, A., Miccinesi, G., Prosseda, R., & Cantore, M. (2017). Live concerts reduce cancer inpatients' anxiety. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26 (6) Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/1954