Psychological Distress
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group: 97 women will undergo the application of music during the infusion of antineoplastic chemotherapy, through an MP3 device coupled to headphones to play the pre-selected music record
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Sponsors
Instituto do Câncer do Ceará
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be 18 years of age or older; score 15 on the Glasgow scale; not being under psychiatric follow-up and / or reporting previous psychiatric disorders; have hearing acuity preserved by applying the whisper test (which will be explained in the research protocol item); be defined as a “case” of distress, namely: a score greater than or equal to 4 on the Distress Thermometer and a score greater than or equal to 15 on the Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not follow the instructions given for the clinical trial will be excluded from the study, in order to avoid decreasing the internal validity of the study and bias in the research. As a criterion for discontinuity of the study, possible clinical complications will be adopted during the application of the intervention, such as episodes of emesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in the level of distress, assessed using the Distress Thermometer and the Anxiety and Depression Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcela Maria Perdigão
Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Outcome results
None listed