Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Reducing the Level of Anxiety Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Journal
Enfermeria Clinica
Year
2020
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy on the level of difficulty in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This study was a quasi-experiment with nonprobability sampling technique consisting of 60 participants, divided into intervention groups and control groups of 30 samples for each based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The three sessions of music therapy are significantly reducing the anxiety level of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (p < 0.001) in the intervention group. Meanwhile, no significant reducing of anxiety among the control group (p = 0.139). Conclusion: Music therapy is effective in reducing anxiety levels of cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Anxiety; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Music Therapy
Indexed Terms
Anxiety; Elderly; Heart Rate; Comparative Studies; Descriptive Statistics; Human; Middle Age; Stress; Adolescence; Clinical Trials; Evaluation; Pretest-Posttest Design; Prevention and Control; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Treatment Outcomes; Adaptation, Physiological; Blood Pressure Determination; Cancer Patients; Psychological Tests; Summated Rating Scaling; Chemotherapy, Cancer; Nonprobability Sample; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Study Type
Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Latif, A. I., Alhidayat, N. S., Putra, S. H., Erika, K. A., Ningrat, S., & Syahrul, S. (2020). Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Reducing the Level of Anxiety Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Enfermeria Clinica, 30, 304-307. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/2019