title: Music Therapy as a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Anxiety in Patients with a Thought Disorder.
abstract: Music therapy has been identified as a non-pharmacological adjunct therapy to treat anxiety. This QI project aimed to assess the effects of music therapy on anxiety in a sample of patients hospitalized with a thought disorder. Participants were assessed pre- and post-group using a visual analog scale for anxiety. The intervention significantly reduced VAS scores from 3.1 pre-intervention to .897 immediately post-intervention (p = 0.008). This data suggests that music therapy may be beneficial in the short term for this population and is a low risk intervention that provides positive outcomes without the risks associated with medications, seclusion, and restraint.
authors.affiliation: a UPMC, Palliative Care and Psycho-oncology Department , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.affiliation: b Robert Morris University School of Nursing and Health Sciences , Moon Township , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Kirstyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameg
authors.affiliation: c Saint Vincent College Marketing and Statistics Department , Marketing and Statistics , Latrobe , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Tom W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Cline
authors.affiliation: d Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC , Nursing Administration Department , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiapetta
authors.affiliation: d Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC , Nursing Administration Department , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.affiliation: e University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Health and Community Systems Department , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D055815:Young Adult