A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Female Breast Cancer Patients After Radical Mastectomy: Results on Depression, Anxiety and Length of Hospital Stay
Journal
European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Year
2015
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine effects of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation training on depression, anxiety and length of hospital stay in Chinese female breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy. METHODS: A total of 170 patients were randomly allocated to the intervention group (n = 85) receiving music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation training plus routine nursing care and the control group (n = 85) receiving routine nursing care. Music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation training were performed twice a day within 48 h after radical mastectomy, once in the early morning (6a.m.-8a.m.) and once in the evening (9p.m.-11p.m.), for 30 min per session until discharged from the hospital. RESULTS: A general linear model with univariate analysis showed that the intervention group patients had significant improvement in depression and anxiety in the effects of group (F = 20.31, P < 0.001; F = 5.41, P = 0.017), time (F = 56.64, P < 0.001; F = 155.17, P < 0.001) and group*time interaction (F = 6.91, P = 0.009; F = 5.56, P = 0.019). The intervention group patients had shorter length of hospital stay (12.56 ± 1.03) than that of the control group (17.01 ± 2.46) with statistical significance (F = 13.36, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation training can reduce depression, anxiety and length of hospital stay in female breast cancer patients after radical mastectomy.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Anxiety; Breast Cancer; Cancer; Depression; Hospital Length of Stay; Hospital Setting; Muscle Relaxation; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Postoperative Patients; Recorded Music Listening; Relaxation; Surgery; Surgical Patients
Indexed Terms
Elderly; Anxiety Disorders; Breast Neoplasms; China; Depressive Disorder; Length of Stay; Mastectomy, Radical; Muscle Relaxation; Anxiety; Breast cancer; Depression; Progressive muscle relaxation training; Radical mastectomy
Study Type
Randomized Controlled Trial; Quantitative Methods
PubMed ID
25181938
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Zhou, K., Li, X., Li, J., Liu, M., Dang, S., Wang, D., & Xin, X. (2015). A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Female Breast Cancer Patients After Radical Mastectomy: Results on Depression, Anxiety and Length of Hospital Stay. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 19 (1), 54-9. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/929