Randomised controlled trial of music listening combined with progressive muscle relaxation for mood management in women receiving chemotherapy for cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To evaluate the effects of passive music listening combined with progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety, depression, stress, coping, and quality-of-life in women with breast and gynaecological cancers receiving chemotherapy.

Methods

This was an assessor-blinded, randomised wait-list controlled trial. A total of 120 participants were randomly allocated into an intervention group or a wait-list control group. The intervention group received an intervention comprising training on passive music listening and progressive muscle relaxation, with once-daily self-practice at home for 3 weeks. The wait-list control group received the same intervention after the outcome assessment at week 6. All outcome data were collected before (T0) and 3 weeks (T1), 6 weeks (T2), and 12 mont

SUBMITTER: Nguyen KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880154 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature