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MUSIC THERAPY AS AN INTERVENTION TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN MECHANICALLY-VENTILATED PATIENTS
- Date Issued:
- 2016
- Abstract/Description:
- Patients receiving mechanical ventilation endure high levels of stress and anxiety due to the invasiveness of the procedure. These critically ill patients are often uncomfortable as a result of their serious conditions and the high-intensity environments in which they are placed. Health care workers heavily sedate these patients to minimize pain and induce a state of relaxation. However, sedatives are known for their wide-ranging, and often deleterious, side effects. Music therapy is an intervention that has been studied in a variety of hospital settings to determine any potential beneficial effects on patients. Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between music therapy and decreased anxiety levels. This thesis reviewed studies on outcomes of music therapy on anxiety in mechanically-ventilated patients. A total of 10 studies that addressed the use of music to decrease anxiety in ventilated patients were analyzed and incorporated into the literature review. The articles were selected from a variety of databases on EBSCOhost, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL. The literature review provides positive evidence for the support of music therapy to help alleviate anxiety in mechanically-ventilated patients.
| Title: | MUSIC THERAPY AS AN INTERVENTION TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN MECHANICALLY-VENTILATED PATIENTS. |
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| Name(s): |
Levine, Stephanie L, Author Sole, Mary Lou, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2016 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Patients receiving mechanical ventilation endure high levels of stress and anxiety due to the invasiveness of the procedure. These critically ill patients are often uncomfortable as a result of their serious conditions and the high-intensity environments in which they are placed. Health care workers heavily sedate these patients to minimize pain and induce a state of relaxation. However, sedatives are known for their wide-ranging, and often deleterious, side effects. Music therapy is an intervention that has been studied in a variety of hospital settings to determine any potential beneficial effects on patients. Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between music therapy and decreased anxiety levels. This thesis reviewed studies on outcomes of music therapy on anxiety in mechanically-ventilated patients. A total of 10 studies that addressed the use of music to decrease anxiety in ventilated patients were analyzed and incorporated into the literature review. The articles were selected from a variety of databases on EBSCOhost, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL. The literature review provides positive evidence for the support of music therapy to help alleviate anxiety in mechanically-ventilated patients. | |
| Identifier: | CFH2000031 (IID), ucf:45572 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2016-05-01 B.S.N. College of Nursing, Nursing Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Mechanical ventilation music therapy music stress anxiety |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000031 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2017-05-01 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |

