The effect of music on anaesthetists' psychomotor performance

Hawksworth, C. R. E.; Sivalingam, Palvannan; Asbury, A. J.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00274.x

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“…Hawksworth et al . [5] tested the effect of music on performance of a perceptual‐motor task (rather than on patient monitoring) and found that music had no effect. We find no effect of music on abnormality judgements but strong improvements with music for trend judgements.…”

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The effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring

Sanderson

Tosh²,

Philp³

et al. 2005

Anaesthesia

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Summary We examined the effect of no music, classical music or rock music on simulated patient monitoring. Twenty‐four non‐anaesthetist participants with high or low levels of musical training were trained to monitor visual and auditory displays of patients' vital signs. In nine anaesthesia test scenarios, participants were asked every 50–70 s whether one of five vital signs was abnormal and the trend of its direction. Abnormality judgements were unaffected by music or musical training. Trend judgements were more accurate when music was playing (p = 0.0004). Musical participants reported trends more accurately (p = 0.004), and non‐musical participants tended to benefit more from music than did the musical participants (p = 0.063). Music may provide a pitch and rhythm standard from which participants can judge changes in vital signs from auditory displays. Nonetheless, both groups reported that it was easier to monitor the patient with no music (p = 0.0001), and easier to rely upon the auditory displays with no music (p = 0.014).

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“…However, Hawksworth et al. [5] investigated the effect of silence, white noise, Pachelbel's Canon and self‐chosen music on anaesthetists' ability to perform a general manual control task and found no effect. Further evidence for the effect of music comes from surgery rather than from anaesthesia.…”

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The effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring

Sanderson

Tosh²,

Philp³

et al. 2005

Anaesthesia

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“…54 A study of 12 anaesthetic trainees found no significant difference in psychomotor performance (testing numeric vigilance, tracking and reaction time) under four conditions (classical music, self-chosen music, white noise and silence). 55 The 24 non-anaesthetist participants in another study were able to judge trends in simulated patient monitoring more accurately while listening to music. 56 Despite this finding, participants reported a preference to work in silence.…”

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Optimizing the operating theatre environment

Wong

Smith

Crowe

2010

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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The operating theatre is a complex place. There are many potential factors which can interfere with surgery and predispose to errors. Optimizing the operating theatre environment can enhance surgeon performance, which can ultimately improve patient outcomes. These factors include the physical environment (such as noise and light), human factors (such as ergonomics), and surgeon-related factors (such as fatigue and stress). As individual factors, they may not affect surgical outcome but in combination, they may exert a significant influence. The evidence for some of these working environment factors are examined individually. Optimizing the operating environment may have a potentially more significant impact on overall surgical outcome than improving individual surgical skill.

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“…For example, in a survey by Hawksworth et al, the majority of staff interviewed had a negative opinion of music in the operating theatre. 3 Both the flight industry and military have also reported auditory stimuli as a cause of stress impacting performance. 4–6 However, the true effects of music and other auditory stimuli are still being investigated.…”

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“…11, 12 Hawksworth et al confirmed this observation in anesthesiologists exposed to a variety of auditory stimuli. 3 …”

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A Quality Improvement Study on Avoidable Stressors and Countermeasures Affecting Surgical Motor Performance and Learning

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OBJECTIVE To explore how the two most important components of surgical performance - speed and accuracy - are influenced by different forms of stress and what the impact of music on these factors is. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Based on a recently published pilot study on surgical experts, we designed an experiment examining the effects of auditory stress, mental stress, and music on surgical performance and learning, and then correlated the data psychometric measures to the role of music in a novice surgeon’s life. METHODS 31 surgeons were recruited for a crossover study. Surgeons were randomized to four simple standardized tasks to be performed on the Surgical SIM VR laparoscopic simulator, allowing exact tracking of speed and accuracy. Tasks were performed under a variety of conditions, including silence, dichotic music (auditory stress), defined classical music (auditory relaxation), and mental loading (mental arithmetic tasks). Tasks were performed twice to test for memory consolidation and to accommodate for baseline variability. Performance was correlated to the Brief Musical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ). RESULTS Mental loading influences performance with respect to accuracy, speed, and recall more negatively than does auditory stress. Defined classical music might lead to minimally worse performance initially, but leads to significantly improved memory consolidation. Furthermore, psychologic testing of the volunteers suggests that surgeons with greater musical commitment, measured by the MEQ, perform worse under the mental loading condition. CONCLUSION Mental distraction and auditory stress negatively affect specific components of surgical learning and performance. If used appropriately, classical music may positively affect surgical memory consolidation. It also may be possible to predict surgeons’ performance and learning under stress through psychological tests on the role of music in a surgeon’s life. Further investigation is necessary to determine the cognitive processes behind these correlations.

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The effect of music on anaesthetists' psychomotor performance

Cited by 21 publications

References 8 publications

The effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring

The effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring

Optimizing the operating theatre environment

A Quality Improvement Study on Avoidable Stressors and Countermeasures Affecting Surgical Motor Performance and Learning

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