等待正子斷層掃瞄檢查病人之焦慮：東方舒緩音樂聆聽成效研究

Anxiety of Patients Awaiting Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans: A Study of the Effects of Eastern Soothing Music Listening

李文禮(Wen-Li Lee) ； 宋惠娟(Huei-Chuan Sung) ； 劉淑馨(Shu-Hsin Liu)

《慈濟技術學院學報》 19期 (2012/07) Pp. 1-12

https://doi.org/10.6975/JTCCT.201207.0012

摘要

This study used a one-group pre-test and post-test design to evaluate the effects of eastern soothing music listening on state anxiety and heart rate variability in patients awaiting positron emission tomography (PET) scans. A purposive sample of 25 eligible patients scheduled for PET scans were recruited. Each participant received baseline assessment for state anxiety using Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S) when they waited in the waiting room. In addition to the routine procedure of PET scanning preparation, the participants listened to 30 minutes of eastern soothing music individually while they lied on the examination table in the quite waiting room. During the 40 minutes of waiting time, the participant was monitored for their heart rate variability using Bluetooth wireless physiological monitor. All participants were assessed for their state anxiety again at post-test. This study found that patients awaiting PET scans had low to medium level of state anxiety. After listening to eastern soothing music, the participants' subjective state anxiety (p=0.002) and mean heart rates (p＜0.001) were significantly reduced, indicating they were in a relaxing state. This music listening increased the participants' HF % of heart rate variability which indicated being in a relaxing state, but the increase was not significant (p＞0.05). Eastern soothing music listening as a non-invasive and convenient strategy can be used in the clinical setting and can help reduce anxiety in order to and alleviate physical and psychological discomfort of patients awaiting PET scans and facilitate the examination procedures.

關鍵字

音樂聆聽 ； 情緒 ； 正子斷層掃瞄檢查 ； 焦慮 ； 心率變異

並列摘要

This study used a one-group pre-test and post-test design to evaluate the effects of eastern soothing music listening on state anxiety and heart rate variability in patients awaiting positron emission tomography (PET) scans. A purposive sample of 25 eligible patients scheduled for PET scans were recruited. Each participant received baseline assessment for state anxiety using Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S) when they waited in the waiting room. In addition to the routine procedure of PET scanning preparation, the participants listened to 30 minutes of eastern soothing music individually while they lied on the examination table in the quite waiting room. During the 40 minutes of waiting time, the participant was monitored for their heart rate variability using Bluetooth wireless physiological monitor. All participants were assessed for their state anxiety again at post-test. This study found that patients awaiting PET scans had low to medium level of state anxiety. After listening to eastern soothing music, the participants' subjective state anxiety (p=0.002) and mean heart rates (p＜0.001) were significantly reduced, indicating they were in a relaxing state. This music listening increased the participants' HF % of heart rate variability which indicated being in a relaxing state, but the increase was not significant (p＞0.05). Eastern soothing music listening as a non-invasive and convenient strategy can be used in the clinical setting and can help reduce anxiety in order to and alleviate physical and psychological discomfort of patients awaiting PET scans and facilitate the examination procedures.

並列關鍵字

Music listening ； emotion ； positron emission tomography (PET) scan ； anxiety ； heart rate variability