title: Music preferences of mechanically ventilated patients participating in a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving measure and supportive modality utilized to treat patients experiencing respiratory failure. Patients experience pain, discomfort, and anxiety as a result of being mechanically ventilated. Music listening is a non-pharmacological intervention used to manage these psychophysiological symptoms associated with mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine music preferences of 107 MV patients enrolled in a randomized clinical trial that implemented a patient-directed music listening protocol to help manage the psychophysiological symptom of anxiety. Music data presented includes the music genres and instrumentation patients identified as their preferred music. Genres preferred include: classical, jazz, rock, country, and oldies. Instrumentation preferred include: piano, voice, guitar, music with nature sounds, and orchestral music. Analysis of three patients' preferred music received throughout the course of the study is illustrated to demonstrate the complexity of assessing MV patients and the need for an ongoing assessment process.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55445.
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heiderscheit
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing Center for Spirituality and Healing, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55445.
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Breckenridge
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, 398 Newton Hall 1585 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210.
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chlan
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55445.
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Savik
keywords: mechanical ventilation; music listening; music medicine; music therapy; patient controlled intervention; patient preferred music