The effectiveness of music therapy on preoperative anxiety in day surgery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preoperative anxiety in day surgery; Mental Health - Anxiety; Surgery - Other surgery; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000617864
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith Univeristy

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are scheduled for day surgery only.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who do not like music.
Patients who had preoperative sedatives.
Patients who are hearing-impaired or have difficulty wearing headphones.
Patients who could not read and write English.
Patients undergoing eye surgery.
Patients who have an anticipated preoperative waiting time of under 45 minutes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Day surgery patients who listen to music during their preoperative wait will have statistically significantly lower levels of anxiety than patients who do not listen to music (placebo and usual care control group).[Participants in the study had levels of anxiety measure pre and post the 30 minute treatment arms. In the intervention group, listened to their choice of music for 30 minutes, the placebo group wore the headphones but received no music for 30 minutes and the control group received routine care only 30 minutes prior to surgery. Anxiety measured for all groups to compare anxietry levels using the State-Strait Anxiety Inventory- Form Y-1, State portion. anxiety .]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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