The analgesic effect of music on cold pressor pain responses: The influence of anxiety and attitude toward pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The analgesic effect of music has been recognized for pain relief, but individual differences and adjuvant methods are poorly understood. This study employed a cold-pressor task (CPT) to observe the effects of music (without considering personal preferences) on pain experience and how this is affected by individuals' general (and pain-specific) anxiety symptomology.

Methods

Fifty participants were each presented with three conditions (randomized into different orders): music-listening, news-listening, and no sound (control). Pain responses, including pain tolerance time (PT), pain intensity (PI), and pain unpleasantness (PU), were assessed using CPT and compared with a 3x3 crossover design. Participants also completed the anxiety sensitivity index (ASI-16) and pain

SUBMITTER: Choi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6078312 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature