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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 May 1;29(5):545-552.
doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001941.

The effect of music therapy on menopausal symptoms and depression: a randomized-controlled study

Derya Yüksel Koçak  1 , Yeliz Varişoğlu  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The effect of music therapy on menopausal symptoms and depression: a randomized-controlled study

Derya Yüksel Koçak et al. Menopause. .

Abstract

Objective: Menopausal syndrome generally includes psychological problems. Listening to music has been used to cope with changes during this period. This study was conducted to determine the effect of listening to music on the symptoms of menopause and depression levels.

Methods: This randomized-controlled study was carried out between July 2019 and December 2020. The study sample consisted of 48 postmenopausal women (21 in the music group and 27 in the control group). Music was played by the researcher to the postmenopausal women in the intervention group in a total of 18 sessions for six weeks. The data were collected using an introductory information form, Beck depression inventory (BDI), and menopause rating scale (MRS).

Results: The posttest MRS scores of the women in the control group were higher than those in the music group, without a statistically significant difference between the groups (P > 0.05). Comparison of the post-test BDI scores of the participants in the music and control groups revealed a significant decrease in the depression scores among the women in the music group (P = 0.036). Comparison of the pretest and posttest MRS and BDI differences between the participants showed a statistically significant decrease in the MRS total and sub-scale scores among the women in the music group after the intervention.

Conclusions: There was a significant decrease of posttest BDI scores of the women in the music group but not in the control group. Listening to music can help reduce depression levels and symptoms of menopause in postmenopausal women. Music could be used as a nonpharmacological therapeutic option in nursing care.

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Financial disclosures/conflicts of interest: None reported.

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