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Live concerts reduce cancer inpatients' anxiety

Live concerts reduce cancer inpatients' anxiety In Italy a new experience of music medicine called “The Music Givers” is spreading among Oncology Units; it aims to organise weekly live concerts (length 45–60 min) followed by a buffet. Purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the format of The Music Givers on cancer in‐patients' anxiety. State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI‐Y) was administered to 111 in‐patients before and after the concerts. After the concerts we observed a 3.87 point decrease in state anxiety (p < .001) and statistically significant differences in most of the domains assessed by STAI‐Y. These results invite a reflection on the importance of offering to inpatients events such as live music concerts, in order to improve their psychological condition during hospitalisation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1111/ecc.12590
pmid
27726208
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Abstract

In Italy a new experience of music medicine called “The Music Givers” is spreading among Oncology Units; it aims to organise weekly live concerts (length 45–60 min) followed by a buffet. Purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the format of The Music Givers on cancer in‐patients' anxiety. State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI‐Y) was administered to 111 in‐patients before and after the concerts. After the concerts we observed a 3.87 point decrease in state anxiety (p < .001) and statistically significant differences in most of the domains assessed by STAI‐Y. These results invite a reflection on the importance of offering to inpatients events such as live music concerts, in order to improve their psychological condition during hospitalisation.

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European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2017

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