HRV response of vegetative state patient with music therapy

Author

Lee, Yaw-Chern ; Lei, Chun-Yang ; Shih, Yi-Sen ; Zhang, Wen-Chih ; Wang, Hui-Min ; Tseng, Cheng-Lung ; Hou, Mark C. ; Chiang, Hui-Ya ; Huang, Sheng-Chieh

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

1701

Lastpage

1704

Abstract

This case study centered on the effects of Music Therapy (MT) on vegetative state (VS) patients for a continuous 41-day experiment with electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded. Mahler´s Second Symphony was used for this MT. There are various elements in Mahler´s second symphony, with string, wind, drum, and even voice; providing the subject a strong and dynamic stimulation. There are some significant changes after 14-day stimulation: both standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN) and root mean square successive differences (RMSSD) in heart rate variability of the subject increased, indicating the activity of the cardiovascular system was enhanced. Although there´s only one subject in this experiment, the results are still encouraging.

Keywords

electrocardiography; music; patient treatment; HRV response; Mahler´s Second Symphony; electrocardiogram; heart rate variability; music therapy; root mean square successive differences; time 41 day; vegetative state patient; Brain injuries; Educational institutions; Electrocardiography; Heart rate variability; Medical treatment; Psychology; Adult; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Music Therapy; Persistent Vegetative State;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090488

Filename

6090488