Music Nursing as Complementary Therapy Improves Anxiety, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Leukaemia: A Retrospective Study

Journal

Noise & Health

Year

2024

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of music nursing as a complementary therapy on anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life in children with acute leukemia (AL). METHODS: This study included 150 children with AL admitted to our hospital from August 2021 to August 2023 and divided them into two groups based on treatment: the control (n = 76, received routine nursing) and observation (n = 74, received music nursing on the basis of routine nursing) groups. Comparison of groups was performed in terms of general information, anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life at admission (T0) and 1 month after admission (T1). RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the general data between the two groups (P > 0.05). Anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life of the two groups also showed no significant differences at T0 (P > 0.05). The observation group showed significantly lower anxiety than the control group at T1 (P < 0.05). At T1, the observation group exhibited a lower fatigue degree compared with the control group (P < 0.05). At T1, the observation group attained higher scores on physiological and emotional dimensions of the quality of life compared with the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Music nursing for AL children, which has a certain clinical application value, can effectively reduce their anxiety and fatigue and improve their quality of life.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Anxiety; Cancer; Children; Fatique; Hospital Setting; Music and Healing; Music-based Interventions; Pediatric Cancers; Quality of Life

Indexed Terms

Children; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Anxiety; Fatigue; Complementary Therapies; Leukemia

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

PMCID: PMC11141699

Document Type

Article

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