Effect of music on power, pain, depression and disability.

Full Abstract

AIM:
This paper reports a study testing the effect of music on power, pain, depression and disability, and comparing the effects of researcher-provided music (standard music) with subject-preferred music (patterning music).

BACKGROUND:
Chronic non-malignant pain is characterized by pain that persists in spite of traditional interventions. Previous studies have found music to be effective in decreasing pain and anxiety related to postoperative, procedural and cancer pain. However, the effect of music on power, pain, depression, and disability in working age adults with chronic non-malignant pain has not been investigated.

METHOD:
A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out with a convenience sample of 60 African American and Caucasian people aged 21-65 years with chronic non-malignant pain. They were randomly assigned to a standard music group (n = 22), patterning music group (n = 18) or control group (n = 20). Pain was measured with the McGill Pain Questionnaire short form; depression was measured with the Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression scale; disability was measured with the Pain Disability Index; and power was measured with the Power as Knowing Participation in Change Tool (version II).

RESULTS:
The music groups had more power and less pain, depression and disability than the control group, but there were no statistically significant differences between the two music interventions. The model predicting both a direct and indirect effect for music was supported.

CONCLUSION:
Nurses can teach patients how to use music to enhance the effects of analgesics, decrease pain, depression and disability, and promote feelings of power.

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Author information

Author/s: Siedliecki, Sandra L (SL); Good, Marion (M);

Affiliation: Department of Nursing Research and Innovation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA. siedles(-atsign-)ccf.org

Grants: 1F32 NRO 7565 (Agency:PHS HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of advanced nursing (J Adv Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 54 (issue 5) : pp 553-62

Dates: Created 2006/05/25; Completed 2006/09/19; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16722953, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adult
Aged
Chronic Disease
Depression - nursing; therapy
Disabled Persons
Female
Humans
Male

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