"Effect of Preferred Music on Agitation After Traumatic Brain Injury" by S. Park, R. A. Williams et al.
 

Effect of Preferred Music on Agitation After Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Year

2016

Abstract

Agitation is a common behavioral problem after traumatic brain injury (TBI), which threatens the safety of patients and caregivers and disrupts the rehabilitation process. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a preferred music intervention on the reduction of agitation in TBI patients and to compare the effects of preferred music with those of classical "relaxation" music. A single group, within-subjects, randomized crossover trial design was formed, consisting of 14 agitated patients with cognitive impairment after severe TBI. Patients listened to preferred music and classical "relaxation" music, with a wash-out period in between. Patients listening to the preferred music reported a significantly greater reduction in agitation compared with the effect seen during the classical "relaxation" music intervention (p = .046). These findings provide preliminary evidence that the preferred music intervention may be effective as an environmental therapeutic approach for reducing agitation after TBI.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Distress; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Recorded Music Listening; Self-Report Measures; Suffering; Symptom Management

Indexed Terms

Brain Injuries; Emergence Delirium; Patient Preference; Psychomotor Agitation; agitation; familiarity; music intervention; traumatic brain injury

Study Type

Quantitative Methods; Randomized Controlled Trial

PubMed ID

26129873

Document Type

Article

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