Effect of music therapy intervention on anxiety and pain during percutaneous renal biopsy: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) may subject patients to emotional distress and pain before and during the biopsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of complementary/non-pharmacological interventions such as music therapy (MT) on anxiety, pain and satisfaction in renal patients undergoing PRB.

Methods

A prospective, single-centre, single-blind, randomized controlled two-arm trial was conducted. Patients ≥18 years of age, hospitalized at the Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit (Bari, Italy) and scheduled for PRB were screened. Participants were assigned to standard treatment (CG) or to the music therapy (MT) intervention group. Participants in the MT group received standard care and an MT intervention by a certified music therapist qualifie

SUBMITTER: Giordano F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689136 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature