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KMID : 1004620070130030081
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Clinical Nursing Research
2007 Volume.13 No. 3 p.81 ~ p.91
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Effects of Music Therapy on Level of Pain and Ambulation of Patients with Abdominal Surgery
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Kim Mi-Young
Kwon In-Gak
Hwang Moon-Sook
Kim Ae-Ran
Choi Hae-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: To investigate the effects of music therapy on pain and ambulation of patients with abdominal surgery.
Method: The study was done with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A convenience sample of 57 patients with abdominal surgery was recruited. Data were collected from August 2004 to February 2005 using VAS,
music preference questionnaires, and ambulation records. For the experimental group (n=28), music therapy was given
during ambulation for three days. Patients in the control group (n=29) were given routine pre & post-op nursing care.
Before the first ambulation, pretest for pain was measured and over the next three consecutive days, levels of pain
and amount of ambulation were measured.
Results: Repeated measure ANOVA revealed postoperative pain decreased significantly by the measurement time (p=.000), while there were no significant interaction in groups by time (p=.207). Also the experimental group showed greater decrease in pain level on the first postoperative day compared to the control group (p=.011). As for ambulation, no significant difference was identified in the interaction in groups by measurement time (p=.299).
Conclusion: Music therapy can be recommended for relieving postoperative pain. For further study refinement of pain measurement and strengthening of music therapy are suggested.
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KEYWORD
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Music Therapy, Abdominal Surgery, Pain, Ambulation
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