Effect of Live Environmental Music Therapy and Prerecorded Music on State Anxiety, Stress, Pain, and Well-Being Levels of Patients and Caregivers in the Emergency Department Waiting Room: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients and caregivers attending emergency units often experience elevated levels of stress and anxiety. Music has been used in waiting rooms to reduce stress and anxiety, but existing studies on music therapy in emergency unit waiting areas are scarce and have limitations such as low statistical power and limited music selection.

Objective

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of live Environmental Music Therapy and prerecorded music on state anxiety, stress, pain, and well-being levels in patients and caregivers in the emergency unit waiting areas of 2 hospitals in Colombia.

Methods

This study is a multicenter randomized clinical trial, with 3 arms: standard care + live Environmental Music Therapy, standard care + prerecorded music, and standa

SUBMITTER: Hernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12223450 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature