Implementation of music in the perioperative standard care of colorectal surgery (IMPROVE study).

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Patients undergoing surgery experience perioperative anxiety and pain. Music has been shown to reduce perioperative anxiety, pain and medication requirement. This study assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a perioperative music intervention.

Method

A prospective pre- and post-implementation pilot study was conducted to assess adherence to the intervention and the initial effect of music on postoperative pain scores (Numerical Rating Scale, 0-10) compared to a control group. Secondary outcomes encompassed pain scores throughout hospital admission, anxiety levels, medication usage, complications and hospital stay length.

Results

Adherence to the music intervention was preoperative 95.2%, intraoperative 95.7%, postoperative 31.9% and overall 29.

SUBMITTER: Kakar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649877 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature