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A single session of music therapy decreased anxiety and improved relaxation in adults who required mechanical ventilation

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.2.2.49

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    Chlan L.Effectiveness of a music therapy intervention on relaxation and anxiety for patients receiving ventilatory assistance.Heart Lung1998 May/Jun;27:169–76OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Question Does a single session of music therapy increase relaxation and reduce anxiety in adults who receive mechanical ventilation?

    Design

    Randomised controlled trial.

    Setting

    4 intensive care units of 3 urban university teaching hospitals in midwestern USA.

    Patients

    54 adults (age range 18–89 y, mean age 57 y, 92% white, 59% women) who were in the intensive care unit and needed mechanical ventilation. Inclusion criteria were being alert and mentally competent, having adequate hearing, speaking English as the primary language, and not receiving continuous intravenous sedation. Follow up was 91%.

    Intervention

    All patients were provided with a restful atmosphere for 30 minutes: blinds were closed, lights were dimmed, a “do not …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: in part, Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Chapter; National Institute of Nursing Research.

    • For correspondence: Dr L Chlan, College of Nursing, 101 Nursing Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Fax +1 319 335 9990.