Music Therapy Protocol in Ambulatory Surgery Found Beneficial

Jaclyn Bradley Palmer and Deforia Lane, board certified music therapists affiliated with University Hospitals Case Medical Center along with colleagues at Case Western Reserve University and Geisinger Health System published a study in the current issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology examining the use of a music therapist-facilitated perioperative protocol on outcomes among oncology patients undergoing ambulatory breast surgery. The randomized controlled trial (n=207) studied the effect of a preoperative music therapist brief intervention with intraoperative recorded music or usual care on anxiety, anesthesia requirements, recovery time, and patient reported satisfaction in women.  Overall, the two-year study out of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center found that music therapy lessened anxiety for women undergoing surgical breast biopsies for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Press release: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-music-therapy-lowers-anxiety-surgical.html

Bradley Palmer, J., Lane, D., Mayo, D., Schluchter, M., & Leeming, R. (2015). Effects of Music Therapy on Anesthesia Requirements and Anxiety in Women Undergoing Ambulatory Breast Surgery for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.59.6049

Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26282640

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