effect of music therapy on chronic pain in patients with cancer

ABSTRACT

Pain is considered as one of the complications in patients with cancer. Several methods are reported to have reduced the pain and among those, music therapy, as a noninvasive method, is sometimes used in cancer treatment to help reduce pain. To evaluate the effect of music therapy on scale of chronic pain in some patients with cancer. This semi-experimental study was performed in Tehran Central Hospital. A total number of 40 patients with cancer pain and age range of 18-70 years were studied. The degree of pain was measured with a scaled ruler [0-10]. The data was analyzed using Willcoxon statistical tests. Two equal groups of patients [20 females] and [20 males] were selected. The scale of pain in stages of pre and post-implementation of music therapy showed significant differences on the basis of variables including age, sex, duration and the type of tissue involved [alpha=%5, Z=1/645]. The data found in our study was indicative of a reduction in size of pain. Hence, music therapy is recommended as a noninvasive method to reduce pain