The Effects of Music Assisted Relaxation on Preoperative Anxiety

Robb, Sheri L.; Nichols, Ray J.; Rutan, Randi L.; Bishop, Bonnie; Parker, Jayne C.

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“…However, the amount of decrease significantly varied by age, stressor, musical preference, and previous music experience of the participant. These caveats provide possible explanations for the few inconsistent findings across individual studies that show either little or no effects of relaxing music (e.g., Davis-Rollans & Cunningham, 1987;Robb, Nichols, Rutan, & Bishop, et al, 1995;Strauser, 1997; see Standley, 1991 for review) or that show listening to relaxing music yields higher perceived arousal compared to the absence of music (Davis & Thaut, 1989).Burns, Labbé, Williams, and McCall (1999) relied on both self-report and physiological responses to the musical selections to explore music's ability to generate states of relaxation. The researchers used a predetermined classical excerpt, a predetermined rock excerpt, an excerpt from a "relaxing" selection chosen by each participant, and a condition of sitting in silence.…”

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Effects of Music on Physiological Arousal: Explorations into Tempo and Genre

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Two experiments explore the validity of conceptualizing musical beats as auditory structural features and the potential for increases in tempo to lead to greater sympathetic arousal, measured using skin conductance. In the first experiment, fast-and slow-paced rock and classical music excerpts were compared to silence. As expected, skin conductance response (SCR) frequency was greater during music processing than during silence. Skin conductance level (SCL) data showed that fast-paced music elicits greater activation than slow-paced music. Genre significantly interacted with tempo in SCR frequency, with faster tempo increasing activation for classical music while decreasing it for rock music. A second experiment was conducted to explore the possibility that the presumed familiarity of the genre led to this interaction. Although further evidence was found for conceptualizing musical beat onsets as auditory structure, the familiarity explanation was not supported. Music Effects on Arousal -2 Effects of Music Genre and Tempo on Physiological ArousalMusic communicates many different types of messages through the combination of sound and lyric (Sellnow & Sellnow, 2001). For example, music can be used to exchange political information (e.g., Frith, 1981;Stewart, Smith, & Denton, 1989).Music can also establish and portray a self-or group-image (Arnett, 1991(Arnett, , 1992Dehyle, 1998;Kendall & Carterette, 1990;Dillman Carpentier, Knobloch & Zillmann, 2003;Manuel, 1991;McLeod, 1999; see also Hansen & Hansen, 2000). Pertinent to this investigation, music can communicate emotional information (e.g., Juslin & Sloboda, 2001). In short, music is a form of "interhuman communication in which humanly organized, non-verbal sound is perceived as vehiculating primarily affective (emotional) and/or gestural (corporeal) patterns of cognition" (Tagg, 2002, p. 5).This idea of music as communication reaches the likes of audio production students, who are taught the concept of musical underscoring, or adding music to "enhance information or emotional content" in a wide variety of ways from establishing a specific locale to intensifying action (Alten, 2005, p. 360). In this realm, music becomes a key instrument in augmenting or punctuating a given message. Given the importance of arousal and/or activation in most theories of persuasion and information processing, an understanding of how music can be harnessed to instill arousal is arguably of benefit to media producers looking to utilize every possible tool when creating messages, whether the messages are commercial appeals, promotional announcements or disease-prevention messages. It is with the motivation of harnessing the psychological response to music for practical application that two experiments were conducted to test whether message creators can rely on musical tempo as a way to increase sympathetic nervous system Music Effects on Arousal -3 activation in a manner similar to other structural features of media (i.e., cuts, edits, sound effects, voice changes). Before ex...

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“…Trzcieniecka-Green and Steptoe (1994) also found significantly reduced depression, negative mood states, and enhanced psychological well-being, following relaxation-based stress management, utilizing autogenic training and visual metaphors. Robb et al (1995) showed the benefits and effectiveness of music assisted relaxation interventions to manage stress and anxiety of surgical patients. We were encouraged by the above findings, as results of our own study seem to support these conclusions.…”

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Hypnotherapeutic Ego Strengthening with Male South African Coronary Artery Bypass Patients

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American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Morbidity (i.e., elevated anxiety and depression) is a common feature of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) patients, pre- and postoperatively. Since hypnotherapy can possibly reduce morbidity in CABS patients, the aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of hypnotherapeutic ego strengthening (HES) to facilitate patient coping with concomitant anxiety and depression. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to a non-intervention control group (n = 25) and an experimental group (n = 25) and exposed to a pre- and postoperative HES intervention. Anxiety and depression were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory and Profile of Mood States, administered preoperatively, at discharge, and at 6-week follow-up. Findings confirmed large practical reductions of anxiety and depression in the experimental group and were maintained at follow-up, while a trend towards increased depression levels occurred in the control group. Although not generalizable, results suggest broadened applications of hypnotherapy with patients in cardiac centers.

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“…19 When music is used to induce relaxation through entrainment, it should have a tempo at or below a resting heart rate (60-80 beats per minute), predictable dynamics, fluid melodic movement, pleasing harmonies, a regular rhythm without sudden changes, and the tonal qualities of strings, flute, piano, or specially synthesized tones. 20 A substantial body of evidence indicates that music reduces anxiety, 6,[21][22][23] which is a common, distressful symptom for MVPs and a frequent indication for sedative administration. [24][25][26][27][28] Music perceived as pleasant and relaxing enhances tension reduction because relaxation is incompatible with anxiety.…”

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Engaging Critically Ill Patients in Symptom Management: Thinking Outside the Box!

Chlan

2016

American Journal of Critical Care

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Caring for critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an immense challenge for clinicians. Interventions to maintain physiological stability and life itself can cause a number of adverse effects that have a marked impact on patients beyond the period of critical illness or injury. These ICU-acquired conditions include but are not limited to weakness, depression, and post–intensive care syndrome, all of which markedly affect patients’ quality of life after they leave the unit. How best to manage the many symptoms experienced by patients undergoing mechanical ventilation without contributing to adverse ICU-acquired sequelae remains a daunting charge for clinicians and requires innovative “out of the box” approaches to address these complex issues. Systematic, cutting-edge research is needed to challenge the “usual” way of managing ICU patients in order to provide the best available evidence for practice integration that minimizes adverse, ICU-acquired sequelae and improves outcomes for the most vulnerable patients. This article highlights a program of research focused on interventions for managing symptoms in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support, including the appropriate empowerment of symptom self-management by patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. Development and testing of innovative, nontraditional interventions specifically tailored for ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support are presented. Music listening is highlighted as a nonpharmacological, adjunctive intervention to reduce anxiety associated with mechanical ventilation. Patient-controlled sedation is discussed as an alternative method to meet patients’ highly individual needs for sedative therapy to promote comfort.

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The Effects of Music Assisted Relaxation on Preoperative Anxiety

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Effects of Music on Physiological Arousal: Explorations into Tempo and Genre

Effects of Music on Physiological Arousal: Explorations into Tempo and Genre

Hypnotherapeutic Ego Strengthening with Male South African Coronary Artery Bypass Patients

Engaging Critically Ill Patients in Symptom Management: Thinking Outside the Box!

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