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Effects of music on day stay surgery patients
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to detemine whether musical selections, classical or popular, played before, during, and after a short one day surgical procedure contributed to the self-reported psychological well being of participating day stay surgery patients in a large general hospital. Subjects were 89 same day surgery patients between the ages of 20 and 60 receiving either local or general anesthesia. They were given their choice of listening to either a specially prepared classical or popular tape. Subjects were given two short questionnaires: (1) PreSurgery. To determine Behavior Type A or B; and (2) Post Surgery. To determine their reactions to listening to the music. Results of this study showed a very high proportion of the population (76.4%) were considered definite Type A behavior personalities; 21.3% were borderline; and 2.3% were definite Type B as scored with the Framingham Type A Behavior Scale. The population as a whole responded highly favorably to finding the music calming, distracting from surroundings, pleasant, positively affecting recovery, a positive experience in the recovery room, enjoying the musical selections, ability to listen to the music, and overall reaction to the experience. Results of this study showed few significant differences between the music groups and behavior groups with respect to feelings. Classical listeners reported slightly more positive feelings towards the music with respect to pleasantness and the individual pieces of music on the tape. They were also more likely to chose the same kind of music again. Type A subjects who listened to popular music reported a more positive recovery effect. All behavior groups who did not get their normal musical listening preference found the music to be slightly disturbing. Other significant findings include: the more emotional the subject the less disturbing they found the music they were listening to that was NOT their preference; the higher the nervous disposition score the more positive the classical listeners thought the music helped their recovery, but the less opinion they had if they were listening to their normal listening preference. In addition, questions of imagery, and ability to listen to music were analyzed.
Subject Area
Surgery|Music|Personality
Recommended Citation
Jonas, Suzanne Ellen, "Effects of music on day stay surgery patients" (1988). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI8813244.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8813244