title: The impact of a live therapeutic music intervention on patients' experience of pain, anxiety, and muscle tension.
abstract: This exploratory study demonstrated the positive impact of live music as a holistic patient intervention directed toward reducing pain, anxiety, and muscle tension levels of patients admitted to a tertiary care center for an emergent medical condition. Music can be combined with other holistic interventions to positively impact patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University School of Nursing, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. ksandjecklin@hsc.wvu.edu
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sand-Jecklin
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009147:Music Therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014903:West Virginia; D055815:Young Adult