The effect of background music on stress in the operating surgeon: scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the ubiquitous sounds of music playing in operating theatres (OTs) around the world, the effect that music has on intraoperative clinician stress is ill-defined. In the present scoping review the aim was to map the available evidence for the effect of background music in the OT on the experience of stress in the operating surgeon.

Methods

The present review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA Protocols for Scoping Reviews. Using Embase, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane databases, peer-reviewed research studies reporting the effect of intraoperative background music on an outcome measure of clinician stress or respondent perceptions on this effect were included.

Results

A total of 4342 studies were screened and 15 studies met the inclusion criteria,

SUBMITTER: Narayanan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553852 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature