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Chen YF, Chang MY, Chow LH, Ma WF. Effectiveness of Music-Based Intervention in Improving Uncomfortable Symptoms in ICU Patients: An Umbrella Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182111500. [PMID: 34770015 PMCID: PMC8582781 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients experience multiple uncomfortable symptoms, which may be alleviated using music-based intervention, a nondrug treatment. This umbrella review aims to combine the data of systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of music-based intervention in improving uncomfortable symptoms in ICU patients. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed on the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Airiti Library, CINAHL, ProQuest, and Web of Science databases, and Epistemonikos. The search had no language restrictions, and articles on the improvement of symptoms using music-based intervention in adult ICU patients were included. This review protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021240327). Results: This umbrella review retrieved 5 systematic reviews and 41 original studies, including 39 randomized controlled trials, and 2 nonrandomized controlled trials. Diverse music was the most common music type used for music-based intervention, the intervention music was typically decided by the study participants (61%), and most subjects underwent one intervention session (78%). Furthermore, most music intervention sessions lasted for 30 min (44%). The positive results included decreased anxiety, decreased pain, decreased agitation, decreased anesthesia dose and sedative use, decreased chances of delirium, decreased feelings of uncomfort, and improved sleep quality. Conclusions: A systematic review on the effectiveness of music-based intervention in improving uncomfortable symptoms in ICU patients revealed that 20–30 min intervention sessions showed the best improvement in the uncomfortable symptoms in patients. This study provides a basis for using music-based intervention to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms in critically ill ICU patients, and a reference for empirical clinical practice.
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- Yu-Fen Chen
- Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan;
- Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;
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- Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Research Division, Center for Evidence-based Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. Program for Health Science and Industry, China Medical University, Taichung 406404, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 406040, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404332, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-2205-3366 (ext. 7107); Fax: +886-04-2299-0348
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Danielis M, Palese A, Terzoni S, Destrebecq ALL. What nursing sensitive outcomes have been studied to-date among patients cared for in intensive care units? Findings from a scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud 2019; 102:103491. [PMID: 31862529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although many studies have considered mortality and adverse effects as outcomes sensitive to nursing practice, it seems that other outcomes of nursing care in intensive care units have been explored less commonly. OBJECTIVES To describe the state-of-science in research in the field of nursing sensitive outcomes in intensive care units and to synthesize outcomes that have been documented to date as being influenced by nursing care. DESIGN A scoping review study based on the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley, further refined by the Levac and Joanna Briggs Institute was performed in 2019. DATA SOURCES The Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar electronic databases were searched. In addition, the reference list of included articles was screened. REVIEW METHODS Two researchers independently identified publications on the basis of the following criteria: (a) articles that reported nursing sensitive outcomes on critically-ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit, (b) as primary and secondary studies, (c) written in English, and (d) without any time frame limitation. RESULTS Of the 4,231 records, 112 fully met the inclusion criteria and were included. Publications were mainly authored in the US and Canada (n = 44, 39.2%), and the majority (n = 62, 55.3%) had an observational design. A total of 233 nursing sensitive outcomes emerged, categorized in 35 outcomes, with, on average, two per study included. The most often measured outcomes were pressure ulcers (20 studies) and ventilator-associated pneumonias (19 studies); the less studied outcomes were quality of life, secretion clearance, patient-ventilator dysynchrony, and post-extubation dysphagia. When categorizing outcomes, the ones concerning safety (n = 77, 33.1%) were represented the most, followed by those concerning the clinical (n = 72, 30.9%), functional (n = 70, 30.0%), and perceptual (n = 14, 6.0%) domains. The interdependent outcomes linked to multi-professional interventions (e.g., ventilator-associated pneumonias) were the most frequently studied nursing sensitive outcomes (n = 20, 57.1%), while independent outcomes resulting from autonomous interventions performed by nurses were less often studied (n = 8, 22.9%). CONCLUSIONS From a clinical point of view, a large heterogeneity of outcomes influenced by nursing care emerged. However, identified outcomes have been studied with different approaches and metrics, so that future efforts will need to establish homogeneous conceptual and operative definitions. Moreover, increasing efforts in establishing perceptual outcomes, or those close to the fundamentals of nursing care, are suggested in order to better depict the contribution of critical care nurses in the field.
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- Matteo Danielis
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Via Vanzetti 5, 20133 Milan, Italy; School of Nursing, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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- School of Nursing, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- School of Nursing, San Paolo Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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Umbrello M, Sorrenti T, Mistraletti G, Formenti P, Chiumello D, Terzoni S. Music therapy reduces stress and anxiety in critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. Minerva Anestesiol 2019; 85:886-898. [PMID: 30947484 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.19.13526-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The underlying clinical condition and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment make critical illness a stressful event. Although the usual management consists of sedation, non-pharmacological interventions such as music therapy have been suggested for their drug-sparing effect. Aim of the present review is to assess the current evidence on the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing stress and anxiety in critically ill, adult patients. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A systematic review of publications was undertaken using MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Indice Italiano di Letteratura di Scienze Infermieristiche. We included studies of critically ill patients that assessed any effect of music therapy on stress and anxiety, which were variably assessed according to each study's definition. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Eleven studies were included (10 RCTs and one quasi-experimental design), for a total of 959 patients (range 17-373). The overall quality of the studies was satisfactory; several potential sources for bias were identified. Music therapy was generally provided as a single, 30'-intervention, ranging from 15 to 60'. Only in two studies was the intervention repeated more than once daily. The control groups were standard care, relaxation, headphones with no music or noise-cancelling headphones. Music therapy determined a significant reduction in the levels of anxiety and stress, as assessed by self-reported scales and physiologic parameters. Pooled analysis was not performed due to the heterogeneity of the interventions. CONCLUSIONS Despite significant heterogeneity in trial designs, timing and features of the intervention, music therapy is consistently associated with a reduction in anxiety and stress of critically ill patients.
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- Michele Umbrello
- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, San Paolo University Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy -
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- Unit of Emergency Cardiology, Monzino Cardiologic Center IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, San Paolo University Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy.,Department of Medical-Surgical and Transplantation Physiopathology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, San Paolo University Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, San Paolo University Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Lee CH, Lai CL, Sung YH, Lai MY, Lin CY, Lin LY. Comparing effects between music intervention and aromatherapy on anxiety of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:1819-1829. [PMID: 28236262 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1525-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Using patient-reported outcomes and physiological indicators to test the effects of music intervention and aromatherapy on reducing anxiety for intensive care unit (ICU) patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. METHODS Patients with ICU admission duration >24 h were randomly assigned to a Music intervention group (n = 41), Aromatherapy group (n = 47), or Control group (rest only; n = 44). Each patient in the Music group listened to music; each patient in the Aromatherapy group received lavender essential oil massage on his/her back for 5 min; each patient in the Control group wore noise-canceling headphones. Anxiety was measured using the Chinese version of the Stage-Trait Anxiety Inventory (C-STAI) and the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) at baseline, post-test, and 30-min follow-up. Heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure were measured every 10 min from baseline to the 30-min follow-up. RESULTS The Music group had significantly better post-test VAS-A and C-STAI scores, and had lower heart rate and blood pressure than the Control group. The Aromatherapy group had significantly better VAS-A score and lower heart rate than the Control group. The 30-min follow-up showed that both Music and Aromatherapy groups had lower heart rate and blood pressure than the Control group. CONCLUSIONS Music and aromatherapy interventions were both effective for ICU patients. The effects of music intervention were greater than that of aromatherapy; both interventions maintained the effects for at least 30 min.
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- Chiu-Hsiang Lee
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Neurological and Nephrology Ward, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Road, South Dist., Taichung, 402, Taiwan, Republic of China. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Road, South Dist., Taichung, 402, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Relaxation - Induced by Vibroacoustic Stimulation via a Body Monochord and via Relaxation Music - Is Associated with a Decrease in Tonic Electrodermal Activity and an Increase of the Salivary Cortisol Level in Patients with Psychosomatic Disorders. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170411. [PMID: 28114399 PMCID: PMC5256965 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Vibroacoustic stimulation by a Body Monochord can induce relaxation states of various emotional valence. The skin conductance level (SCL) of the tonic electrodermal activity is an indicator of sympathetic arousal of the autonomic nervous system and thus an indicator of the relaxation response. Salivary cortisol is considered to be a stress indicator of the HPA-axis. The effects of the treatment with a Body Monochord and listening to relaxation music (randomized chronological presentation) on SCL and salivary cortisol in relation to the emotional valence of the experience were examined in patients with psychosomatic disorders (N = 42). Salivary cortisol samples were collected immediately before and after the expositions. Subjective experience was measured via self-rating scales. Overall, both the exposure to the Body Monochord as well as the exposure to the relaxation music induced an improvement of patients' mood and caused a highly significant reduction of SCL. A more emotionally positive experience of relaxation correlated with a slightly stronger reduction of the SCL. Both treatment conditions caused a slight increase in salivary cortisol, which was significant after exposure to the first treatment. The increase of salivary cortisol during a relaxation state is contrary to previous findings. It is possible that the relaxation state was experienced as an emotional challenge, due to inner images and uncommon sensations that might have occurred.
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Liang Z, Ren D, Choi J, Happ MB, Hravnak M, Hoffman LA. Music intervention during daily weaning trials-A 6 day prospective randomized crossover trial. Complement Ther Med 2016; 29:72-77. [PMID: 27912960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To examine the effect of patient-selected music intervention during daily weaning trials for patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation. METHODS Using a crossover repeated measures design, patients were randomized to music vs no music on the first intervention day. Provision of music was alternated for 6 days, resulting in 3 music and 3 no music days. During weaning trials on music days, data were obtained for 30min prior to music listening and continued for 60min while patients listened to selected music (total 90min). On no music days, data were collected for 90min. Outcome measures were heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), blood pressure (BP), dyspnea and anxiety assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS-D, VAS-A) and weaning duration (meanh per day on music and non-music days). RESULTS Of 31 patients randomized, 23 completed the 6-day intervention. When comparisons were made between the 3 music and 3 no music days, there were significant decreases in RR and VAS-D and a significant increase in daily weaning duration on music days (p<0.05). A multivariate mixed-effects model analysis that included patients who completed ≥2 days of the intervention (n=28) demonstrated significant decreases in HR, RR, VAS-A, and VAS-D and a significant increase in daily weaning duration on music days (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Providing patient selected music during daily weaning trials is a simple, low-cost, potentially beneficial intervention for patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation. Further study is indicated to test ability of this intervention to promote weaning success and benefits earlier in the weaning process.
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- Zhan Liang
- University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, FL 33612, United States.
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
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Effects of Music Intervention on State Anxiety and Physiological Indices in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit. Biol Res Nurs 2016; 19:137-144. [DOI: 10.1177/1099800416669601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often experience stress and anxiety. Although stress and anxiety can be pharmacologically attenuated, some drugs cause adverse side effects such as bradycardia, immobility, and delirium. There is thus a need for an alternative treatment with no substantial adverse effects. Music intervention is a potential alternative. In the present study, we used cortisol levels, subjective questionnaires, and physiological parameters to explore the anxiety-reducing effects of music intervention in a sample of ICU patients on mechanical ventilation. Patients admitted to the ICU for ≥ 24 hr were randomly assigned to the music intervention ( n = 41) or control group ( n = 44). Music group patients individually listened to music from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.; control group patients wore headphones but heard no music for the same 30 min. Anxiety was measured using serum cortisol levels, the Chinese Version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure. After adjusting for demographics, analysis of covariance showed that the music group had significantly better scores for all posttest measures ( p < .02) and pre–post differences ( p < .03) except for diastolic blood pressure. Because of music intervention’s low cost and easy administration, clinical nurses may want to use music to reduce stress and anxiety for ICU patients. A single 30-min session might work immediately without any adverse effects. However, the duration of the effect is unclear; thus, each patient’s mood should be monitored after the music intervention.
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A student paper: music in critical care setting for clients on mechanical ventilators: a student perspective. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2013; 31:318-21. [PMID: 23042464 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0b013e31826bc7f7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This article written by baccalaureate nursing students briefly discusses the use of music therapy in clients on mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. The article explores the possible benefits of music therapy and its use in other aspects of health care.
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Clinical practice guidelines for evidence-based management of sedoanalgesia in critically ill adult patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Celis-Rodríguez E, Birchenall C, de la Cal M, Castorena Arellano G, Hernández A, Ceraso D, Díaz Cortés J, Dueñas Castell C, Jimenez E, Meza J, Muñoz Martínez T, Sosa García J, Pacheco Tovar C, Pálizas F, Pardo Oviedo J, Pinilla DI, Raffán-Sanabria F, Raimondi N, Righy Shinotsuka C, Suárez M, Ugarte S, Rubiano S. Guía de práctica clínica basada en la evidencia para el manejo de la sedoanalgesia en el paciente adulto críticamente enfermo. Med Intensiva 2013; 37:519-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Sanjuán Naváis M, Via Clavero G, Vázquez Guillamet B, Moreno Duran A, Martínez Estalella G. Efecto de la música sobre la ansiedad y el dolor en pacientes con ventilación mecánica. ENFERMERIA INTENSIVA 2013; 24:63-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2012.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The role of music in intensive care medicine is still unclear. However, it is well known that music may not only improve quality of life but also effect changes in heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). Reactions to music are considered subjective, but studies suggest that cardio/cerebrovascular variables are influenced under different circumstances. It has been shown that cerebral flow was significantly lower when listening to “Va pensioero” from Verdi's “Nabucco” (70.4+3.3 cm/s) compared to “Libiam nei lieti calici” from Verdi's “La Traviata” (70.2+3.1 cm/s) (P<0,02) or Bach's Cantata No. 169 “Gott soll allein mein Herze haben” (70.9+2.9 cm/s) (P<0,02). There was no significant influence on cerebral flow in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony during rest (67.6+3.3 cm/s) or music (69.4+3.1 cm/s). It was reported that relaxing music plays an important role in intensive care medicine. Music significantly decreases the level of anxiety for patients in a preoperative setting (STAI-X-1 score 34) to a greater extent even than orally administered midazolam (STAI-X-1 score 36) (P<0.001). In addition, the score was better after surgery in the music group (STAI-X-1 score 30) compared to midazolam (STAI-X-1 score 34) (P<0.001). Higher effectiveness and absence of apparent adverse effects make relaxing, preoperative music a useful alternative to midazolam. In addition, there is sufficient practical evidence of stress reduction suggesting that a proposed regimen of listening to music while resting in bed after open-heart surgery is important in clinical use. After 30 min of bed rest, there was a significant difference in cortisol levels between the music (484.4 mmol/l) and the non-music group (618.8 mmol/l) (P<0.02). Vocal and orchestral music produces significantly better correlations between cardiovascular and respiratory signals in contrast to uniform emphasis (P<0.05). The most benefit on health in intensive care medicine patients is visible in classical (Bach, Mozart or Italian composers) music and meditation music, whereas heavy metal music or techno are not only ineffective but possibly dangerous and can lead to stress and/or life-threatening arrhythmias, particularly in intensive care medicine patients.
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Intérêt de l’évaluation quantitative des sources d’inconforts en réanimation. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-011-0292-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Along with the well-known pharmacological and technological advances in the treatment of the critically ill, nurses have made significant contributions in the realm of more holistic approaches to care, advancing well-known nursing therapies such as physical activity, music, and relationship-based care. The purpose of this article is to review current literature regarding adjunctive therapies used for the care for the critically ill, and, by extension, the chronically critically ill. The review describes the application of interventions using physical activity, spirituality, music, complementary and alternate therapies, relationship-focused care, and pet visitation. The authors conducted a multidisciplinary review of literature published between 1990 and 2009, using the Cochrane Database system and PubMed. The main focus was intervention studies; articles in which authors reviewed evidence and made suggestions for practice or further research were also examined.
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Chan MF, Chan EA, Mok E, Kwan Tse FY. Effect of music on depression levels and physiological responses in community-based older adults. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2009; 18:285-94. [PMID: 19594648 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00614.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Many people over the age of 65 do not regard depression as a treatable mental disorder and find it difficult to express themselves verbally. Listening to music can facilitate the non-verbal expression of emotion and allow people's inner feelings to be expressed without being threatened. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of music on depression levels in elderly people. A randomized controlled study was conducted with 47 elderly people (23 using music and 24 controls) who completed the study after being recruited in Hong Kong. Blood pressure, heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and depression level variables were collected. In the music group, there were statistically-significant decreases in depression scores (P < 0.001) and blood pressure (P = 0.001), HR (P < 0.001), and RR (P < 0.001) after 1 month. The implication is that nurses may utilize music as an effective nursing intervention for patients with depressive symptoms in the community setting.
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- Moon Fai Chan
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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