A Prospective Randomized Trial of the Influence of Music on Anxiety in Patients Starting Radiation Therapy for Cancer
| Autor: | Christopher G. Morris, Robert J. Amdur, Natalie A. Lockney, Versie Johnson-Mallard, Deidre B. Pereira, Lillie O'steen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Music therapy medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Context (language use) Anxiety behavioral disciplines and activities 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Neoplasms medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Prospective Studies Music Therapy Aged Aged 80 and over Radiation business.industry Cancer Patient Preference Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Radiation therapy Treatment Outcome Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business human activities Music |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 109:670-674 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3016 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.09.048 |
| Popis: | Purpose One of the most downloaded articles in 2017 from the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics was a study suggesting that music therapy during radiation therapy (RT) simulation substantially reduces anxiety. To further evaluate the potential of music's clinical efficacy in the context of radiation therapy, we conducted a randomized trial evaluating the influence of genre-based music chosen by the study participant on anxiety during the first RT treatment session with a method that is applicable to routine clinical practice. Methods and Materials We conducted a prospective randomized trial of music versus no music during the first RT treatment for cancer. We limited the study to women because prior studies document a higher rate of anxiety in female patients with cancer. Anxiety was evaluated before and after the first RT treatment using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Symptom Distress Thermometer (SDT). Patients randomized to music had their preferred genre of music played from a web-based application while in the treatment vault. Results In the study, 102 females were enrolled (51 with and 51 without music). Baseline high anxiety score before RT was recorded in 48% of patients using the STAI and 58% using the SDT. The percent decrease in mean STAI score was 16% with music versus 10% without music (P = .2197). The mean SDT percent changes were a 13% decrease with music versus a 2% increase without music (P = .3298). Conclusions This study documents that high anxiety is common in women receiving RT for cancer and that music, as used in this study, does not reduce anxiety to a meaningful degree. |
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