Effect of Listening to Music and Essential Oil Inhalation on Patients Undergoing Screening Ct Colonography: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal

European Journal of Radiology

Year

2014

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the effect of listening to music and inhaling aroma oil on patients undergoing screening computed tomography colonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and twenty four participants were randomly allocated to one of the four groups including: (1) combined music and aroma, (2) music alone, (3) aroma alone, and (4)control. The visual analog scale for pain and a questionnaire were used for subjective outcomes. We also used a pre-test-post-test design to compare the differences in blood pressure and heart rate as objective outcomes. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences between the control group and other groups in the visual analog scale or changes in heart rate. Changes in blood pressure were similar. Participants reported good overall experiences. There were no differences in terms of overall satisfaction, pain rating, willingness to repeat the computed tomography colonography procedure in the future, or preference between colonoscopy and computed tomography colonography. More participants using music and/or aroma requested music and/or aroma during the next computed tomography colonography (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Although audio and olfactory intervention had little effect on perceived pain or discomfort and vital signs, participants who listened to music and inhaled aroma during the computed tomography colonography preferred music and aroma during the next computed tomography colonography.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Blood Pressure; Discomfort; Heart Rate; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Music in Combination with Other Techniques; Noninvasive Procedures; Pain; Pain Management and Control; Pain Score or Rating; Patient Experience; Patient Satisfaction; Procedural Pain; Recorded Music Listening; Self-Report Measures; Visual Analog Scale (VAS); Vital signs; Willingness to Undergo Procedure

Indexed Terms

Aromatherapy; Blood Pressure; Colonography, Computed Tomographic; Colorectal Neoplasms; Heart Rate; Oils, Volatile; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Prospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires

Study Type

Randomized Controlled Trial; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

25452097

Document Type

Article

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