Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2003):

Music therapy--a complementary treatment for mechanically ventilated intensive care patients.

Full Abstract

The aim of this study was to ascertain whether music therapy had a measurable relaxing effect on patients who were temporarily on a respirator in an intensive care unit (ICU) and after completion of respirator treatment investigate those patients' experiences of the music therapy. In the study both quantitative and qualitative measurements were applied. Twenty patients were included using consecutive selection. It became apparent that the patients remembered very little of their time in ICU. The analysis of the quantitative data showed a significant fall in systolic and diastolic blood pressure during the music therapy session and a corresponding rise after cessation of treatment. All changes were found to be statistically significant. The conclusion was that intensive care nursing staff can beneficially apply music therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention.

Author information

Author/s: Almerud, Sofia (S); Petersson, Kerstin (K);

Affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Central Hospital, SE-351 85 Växjö, Sweden. sofia.almerud(-atsign-)telia.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses (Intensive Crit Care Nurs), published in Scotland. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 19 (issue 1) : pp 21-30

Dates: Created 2003/02/19; Completed 2003/04/24; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 12590891, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Aged Blood Pressure Female Heart Rate Humans Intensive Care Units

Intensive Care Units Male Middle Aged Music Therapy Relaxation Therapy Respiration, Artificial

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