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. 2023 Nov 30;6(3):290-302.
doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v6i3.3. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Music as an Adjuvant Therapy in Postoperative Pain and Physiologic Parameters: Pre-Test, Post-Test Intervention Study

Leonidah Kwamboka Amaya  1 , Anita Bella Collins  1 , Nelson Mokaya Nyauma  2
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Music as an Adjuvant Therapy in Postoperative Pain and Physiologic Parameters: Pre-Test, Post-Test Intervention Study

Leonidah Kwamboka Amaya et al. Rwanda J Med Health Sci. .

Abstract

Background: Poorly controlled postoperative pain remains a significant challenge. Music is a safe, inexpensive, non-invasive intervention that can be used in managing pain in surgical patients.

Objectives: To evaluate effectiveness of music intervention as an adjuvant therapy in attenuating postoperative pain among patients with tibia/fibula fractures.

Methodology: A cross-sectional pre-test, post-test intervention study design was utilized to conduct a study involving 20 tibia-fibula patients, divided equally into intervention and control groups. Self-selected music was administered for 20 minutes to the intervention group once on day-3 after surgery. Data was collected using a demographic questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 29.0. Descriptive statistics analyzed continuous and categorical data. T-test compared means of physiologic parameters and pain levels in pre-and post-intervention. ANCOVA established the relationship between music and post-intervention pain levels.

Findings: Use of music alongside conventional therapy significantly reduced pain in the intervention group than in the control group (P = 0.014). Music had no statistically significant impact on the physiological parameters.

Conclusion: Music therapy is effective as an adjuvant therapy for pain management and can therefore reduce the use of analgesics among surgical patients.

Keywords: Postoperative pain; Tibia/fibula fractures; music; physiologic parameters.

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There are no financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that could influence or bias the outcomes, interpretations, or conclusions presented in the manuscript.

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