The Effect of Music Therapy on Patients' Perception and Manifestation of Pain, Anxiety, and Patient Satisfaction

Authors

T. Richards
J. Johnson
A. Sparks
H. Emerson

Journal

Medsurg Nursing

Year

2007

Abstract

An extensive review and synthesis of current research was completed to identify the clinical benefit of using music therapy in the hospital setting. It demonstrated that music therapy has the potential to improve the hospital experience of patients.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Anxiety; Hospital Setting; Hospitalized Patients; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Pain; Pain Management and Control; Patient Satisfaction; Recorded Music Listening

Indexed Terms

Anxiety; Evidence-Based Medicine; Inpatients; Models, Nursing; Needs Assessment; Nursing Evaluation Research; Pain; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Research Design; Sample Size; Surveys and Questionnaires

Study Type

Systematic Review; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

17441624

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Richards, T., Johnson, J., Sparks, A., & Emerson, H. (2007). The Effect of Music Therapy on Patients' Perception and Manifestation of Pain, Anxiety, and Patient Satisfaction. Medsurg Nursing, 16 (1), 7-14; quiz 15. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-music-pain-articles/108