Effects of Music Therapy on Pain Level 、 Physiological Responses and Psychological Perception of Cancer Patients

• Main Authors: Lee Yung Jui, 李詠瑞
• Other Authors: Ma Su Hua
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34672893747069591400

碩士 === 長庚大學 === 護理學研究所 === 88 === Because of the improvement of medical treatment, there are some new medical skills developed continuously trying to help the cancer patient handling their complications. Pain is the most common symptom for cancer patients. Approximately 40 to 80 percent of patients with cancer received inadequate pain management. If pain is not controlled properly, it will cause physical disability and psychological distress. These symptoms extremely affect patient’s quality of life. A combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological method of pain control probably yield the most effective pain relief for the cancer patient. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of music therapy on pain level, physiological responses and psychological perception of cancer patients who received scheduled pain medication. A pre-post test quasi-experimental design was used in the study. Forty-six hospitalized cancer patients were recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan. These cancer patients were consecutively assigned to experimental group (n=24) and control group (n=22). The experimental group received music therapy 30 minutes while the control group only received researcher’s company 30 minutes. Both experimental group and control group have received general routine care(i.e.,lying down quietly for 30 minutes, and suggestion of relaxation). Pain Assessment Form, Somatic Symptoms Scale, and Psychological Perception Scale were used to collect information from cancer patients. The results showed as follows: (1)Experimental group had significantly lower scores on pain level than control group. (2)There were no significant difference between two groups on the physical responses. (3)Experimental group had significantly lower scores on negative psychological perception than control group. The results of this study suggested that music therapy can be an effective nursing intervention. Nurses should encourage patients to use music as adjuvants to medication for cancer pain. Key Words: Music Therapy, Cancer Patient, Pain Level, Phsiological Response, Psychological Perception