Mitigation of chemotherapy-induced nausea using adjunct music listening: A pilot study

Journal

Clinical Nursing Research

Year

2023

Abstract

The persistence of chemotherapy-induced nausea (CIN) underscores the need to consider nonpharmacologic treatments such as music listening as adjunct interventions. This pilot study investigated the feasibility and overall effects of a 30-minute adjunct music listening intervention in 12 patients experiencing CIN. Music listening was started at the time participants took their as-needed antiemetic medication, and it was repeated as needed during the 5 days after chemotherapy. Data for 66 music listening engagements were collected. A significant reduction of nausea severity (t = 10.97, p < .001) and distress (t = 9.86, p < .001) was noted overall, as well as significant reductions when examining the acute and delayed phases of nausea individually. Qualitative data on study feasibility demonstrated the intervention was well received by participants and held minimal operational difficulty. Investigator feasibility data suggested good understanding of data collection tools. Improvements to the study design have been collected and will form the basis of the future randomized controlled trial.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Distress; Medication Use; Music Listening; Nausea; Receptive Music Methods

Indexed Terms

randomized controlled trial; controlled study; human; clinical article; cancer chemotherapy; cancer patient; distress syndrome; chemotherapy induced nausea; mitigation; pilot study; feasibility study; nausea

Study Type

Case Study; Qualitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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