The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of music therapy on level of anxiety and physiological responses for patients with myocardial infarction. A quasi-experimental design and purposive sampling were applied in this study. The participants were assigned to music intervention group (30 patients) or control group (30 patients). The music-group participants received 41-minute music intervention while the control-group participants received only routine nursing care. Visual Analogue Scale of Anxiety (VAAS), heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation were collected . The results of this study showed that after music listening, there was a decrease in the level of anxiety. The average score of VAAS decreased from 5.3 to 2.8. Heartbeat rate, breathing rate, diastolic pressure, systolic pressure, and average arterial pressure all decreased after music intervention. We concluded that music listening is associated with a deccresed level of anxiety and distress among myocardial infarction patients. It is hoped that the results of this study can serve as a reference for clinical nurses to utilize music therapy programs to facilitate achieving the goal of holistic care.
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of music therapy on level of anxiety and physiological responses for patients with myocardial infarction. A quasi-experimental design and purposive sampling were applied in this study. The participants were assigned to music intervention group (30 patients) or control group (30 patients). The music-group participants received 41-minute music intervention while the control-group participants received only routine nursing care. Visual Analogue Scale of Anxiety (VAAS), heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation were collected . The results of this study showed that after music listening, there was a decrease in the level of anxiety. The average score of VAAS decreased from 5.3 to 2.8. Heartbeat rate, breathing rate, diastolic pressure, systolic pressure, and average arterial pressure all decreased after music intervention. We concluded that music listening is associated with a deccresed level of anxiety and distress among myocardial infarction patients. It is hoped that the results of this study can serve as a reference for clinical nurses to utilize music therapy programs to facilitate achieving the goal of holistic care.