Title of article :
Evaluation of the effect of music on anxiety level of patients hospitalized in cardiac wards before angiography
Author/Authors :
Pourmovahed, Zahra Department of Nursing Education - Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , Tavangar, Hossein Department of Nursing Education - Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , Mozaffari, Farzaneh Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Patients experience high levels of anxiety before angiography, which is
mostly associated with irreparable effects on health status of such individuals. Use of
alternative medicine to reduce stress and anxiety is of paramount importance.
Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of music on anxiety level of patients
hospitalized in cardiac wards before angiography.
Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 70 patients admitted to cardiac wards
before angiography in three selected hospitals of Shiraz, Iran in 2015. Samples were
selected through randomized and available sampling and divided into two groups of
control (n=35) and intervention (n=35). In this study, the intervention group received
one hour of music before angiography for 20 minutes, whereas the usual care of ward
was provided for the control group. Data was collected using the state-trait anxiety
inventory (STAI) by Spielberger one hour before angiography (immediately before the
intervention) and 20 minutes after angiography (immediately after the intervention)
through interviews with all the participants. Data analysis was performed in SPSS
version 22 using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, as well as paired and independenttests.
Results: In this study, mean anxiety scores of patients in the intervention and control
groups before the intervention were 48.45±6.63 and 48.25±6.63, respectively. After the
intervention, these scores were changed to 44.28±5.21 and 49.02±7.74 in the
intervention (P=0.004) and control (P=0.90) groups, respectively. Therefore, a
significant difference was observed between the groups after the intervention
(P=0.008).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, music before angiography could
lead to a significant decrease in anxiety level of patients. Therefore, this approach
could be used as an effective method to alleviate anxiety in patients.
Keywords :
Music , Anxiety , Coronary artery
Journal title :
medical-surgical nursing journal