The Effects of Music Therapy on Pain in Patients with Neuropathic Pain

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relaxing music on pain intensity in patients with neuropathic pain. A quasi-experimental study, repeated measures design was used. Thirty patients, aged 18–70 years, with neuropathic pain and hospitalized in an Algology clinic were identified as...

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Published in:Pain management nursing 2014-03, Vol.15 (1), p.306-314
Main Authors: Korhan, Esra Akın, Uyar, Meltem, Eyigör, Can, Hakverdioğlu Yönt, Gülendam, Çelik, Serkan, Khorshıd, Leyla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Clinics
Female
Holistic Nursing - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Music
Music therapy
Music Therapy - methods
Nervous system
Neuralgia - nursing
Neuralgia - psychology
Neuralgia - therapy
Nursing
Pain
Pain Management - methods
Pain Management - nursing
Patient care
Relaxation Therapy - methods
Relaxation Therapy - nursing
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relaxing music on pain intensity in patients with neuropathic pain. A quasi-experimental study, repeated measures design was used. Thirty patients, aged 18–70 years, with neuropathic pain and hospitalized in an Algology clinic were identified as a convenience sample. Participants received 60 minutes of music therapy. Classical Turkish music was played to patients using a media player (MP3) and headphones. Participants had pain scores taken immediately before the intervention and at the 30th and 60th minutes of the intervention. Data were collected over a 6-month period in 2012. The patients' mean pain intensity scores were reduced by music, and that decrease was progressive over the 30th and 60th minutes of the intervention, indicating a cumulative dose effect. The results of this study implied that the inclusion of music therapy in the routine care of patients with neuropathic pain could provide nurses with an effective practice for reducing patients’ pain intensity.
ISSN:1524-9042
1532-8635
DOI:10.1016/j.pmn.2012.10.006