Purpose To investigate the effect of live and recorded perioperative music therapy on
anesthesia requirements, anxiety levels, recovery time, and patient satisfaction in women …

Introduction Nasal septal surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed by
otolaryngology surgeons; however, anxiety before surgery and postoperative pain remain a …

Introduction Noise pollution in the operating rooms is one of the remaining challenges. Both
patients and physicians are exposed to different sound levels during the operative cases …

Results: Listening to music reduced preoperational anxiety and pain in many surgeries
including: cesarean section, colposcopy and lithotripsy. Music increased patients …

Collaboration between perioperative nurses and music therapists can be beneficial in
providing a safe, cost-effective means of managing patients' anxiety and pain and reducing …

While music therapy is rarely practiced perioperatively, an extensive body of research
confirms the efficacy of music therapy with comparable medical populations. Numerous …

While recent research suggests that music therapy interventions impact pre-surgical anxiety,
staff and patron perceptions of the modality are not well established. A total of 629 surgical …

BackgroundOperating rooms (OR) are noisy places, and proper control of intraoperative
noise is advised by health care organizations to avoid its hazardous effects. Finding a …

Context Anxiety and pain are common responses to surgery and can negatively affect
patient outcomes. Music is increasingly being used as a nonpharmacological intervention …

Purpose A significant portion of individuals undergoing colonoscopy report stress and
anxiety before the procedure. The efficacy of white noise as a nonpharmacological …