Publication/Presentation Date
7-26-2013
Abstract
Background:
•In the past several decades, researchers have produced well-controlled, experimentally designed studies whose main objective has been to explore the effects, and the cost effectiveness, of complementary interventions in ameliorating the side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients as well as reducing cancer related pain
(i.e., Jacobsen, 2002; Frank, 1985; Gallagher, 2011; Gimeno, 2011; Rees, et al., 2000; Syrjala,et al., 1995)
•Several of these studies particularly emphasized the importance of anxiety reduction strategies to assuage various such side effects in cancer patients : –relaxation training –Music –Imagery, etc.,
(Andrykowski, 1990; Vasterling et al., 1993)
•Therapeutic music, in particular, has shown promise for reducing symptoms such as nausea and state anxiety in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
(Canga et al., 2012; Frank, 1985;, Gallagher, 2011; Gimeno, 2010; Karagozogula et al., 2012; Lin et al., 2011)
•While many of these studies varied in design, duration of treatment, and the use of a variety of criterion measures, most of them consistently supported the use of behavioral interventions
(Campos de Carvalho et al., 2007; Molassiotis et al., 2002, Molassiotis, 2008)
•However, several areas germane to the treatment of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy remain unanswered –Trait anxiety •Does high trait anxiety require more pre-treatment attention/preparation from care providers? •Do patients with high trait anxiety benefit less from complementary interventions? –Depression •Do complementary interventions reduce depressive symptoms? Purpose: •Investigate the use of recorded harp music in reducing anxiety and depression as well as the severity of chemotherapy induced nausea in cancer patients •Improve patient care by providing patients with a variety of non-invasive, evidence-based, empirically supported interventions that have shown to bring about positive clinical results in the treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy •Build upon the methodologies of previous studies which investigated the effectiveness of behavioral and psychophysiological interventions in enhancing patient care •Explore additional dimensions that have not been fully addressed in the literature, yet are of significant clinical value Music Provides: •Investigate the use of recorded harp music in reducing anxiety and depression as well as the severity of chemotherapy induced nausea in cancer patients •Improve patient care by providing patients with a variety of non-invasive, evidence-based, empirically supported interventions that have shown to bring about positive clinical results in the treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy •Build upon the methodologies of previous studies which investigated the effectiveness of behavioral and psychophysiological interventions in enhancing patient care •Explore additional dimensions that have not been fully addressed in the literature, yet are of significant clinical value
Published In/Presented At
Rust, J. (2013, July 26). The Effects Of Therapeutic Music On Anxiety, Nausea And Depression In Cancer Patients. Poster presented at: Research Day 2013, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA.
Department(s)
Research Scholars, Research Scholars - Posters
Document Type
Poster
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