Kidney Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
Effectiveness of music therapy on blood pressure and anxiety among patients undergoing haemodialysis
Detailed description
Abstract Introduction:- dialysis is one of the technological innovation in medicine in which patients are being reported to face psychosocial and physiological problems such as anxiety, stress and hypertension etc. To relieve these problems, music therapy has been widely used as a non-pharmacological intervention with the aim to assess the effectiveness of music therapy on blood pressure and anxiety among haemodialysis patients. Methods:- current study using true experimental pre-test post-test design was conducted among 60 haemodialysis patients which were randomly allocated to experimental (30) and control (30) group using simple random sampling. The data was collected through sample characteristics performa, blood pressure monitoring data sheet and beck anxiety inventory. Patients in experimental group were provided with 30 minutes of music therapy using slow and calm relaxing instrumental piano music whereas in control group only usual care was given.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmusic therapy
Sponsors
Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
music therapy was soft and relaxing instrumental piano music which was given among haemodialysis patients for 30 minutes
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
17 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* willing to participate in study * alert, oriented and able to comprehend, speak and listen Hindi or English language.
Exclusion criteria
* altered sensorium * hypotension * unresponsiveness * hearing disabilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| beck anxiety inventory | 10 minutes | minimum score was 1 and maximum score was 63 |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed