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

Volume

19

Issue

1

First Page

54

Last Page

9

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

Disciplines

Oncology

PubMed ID

25181938

Document Type

Article

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