title: Control of anxiety through music in a head and neckoutpatient clinic: a randomized clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effectiveness of a musical intervention in reducing anxiety and vital parameters in people suffering from head and neck cancer. METHOD A randomized controlled clinical trial, performed in a head and neck outpatient clinic with 40 participants, subdivided into two groups (intervention and control).The classicalmusic"Spring" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi was used as an intervention.The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used as the data collectioninstrument,along with an inventory of socio-demographic and clinical data. Student'st-test was used to verify intragroup and intergroup statistical significance. RESULTS Participants presented a statistically significant reduction in levels of perceived anxiety (t= 12.68; p<0.001),as well as blood pressure levels (t = 4.56; p<0.001); pulse (t = 6.15; p<0.001) and respiratory rate (t = 5.10; p<0.001). CONCLUSION Music has proven to be an effective non-pharmacological therapeutic resource in managinganxiety in an outpatient setting for people with cancer, as well as in reducing blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-7W4YJJ.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Firmeza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrea Bezerra
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Geórgia Alcântara Alencar
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Isis Freire de
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilmara Holanda da
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rey, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Peres de
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alex Sandro de Moura
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Grangeiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy