Converted auditory training can improve executive function among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of Tomatis converted auditory training on the executive functioning of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Methods Eighty breast cancer patients with the executive dysfunction who were undergoing chemotherapy were divided into a control group and an experimental group,each of 40.The experimental group was given Tomatis high and low frequency auditory training,while the control group was given ordinary music training.The patients in both groups were treated in 4 stages,each of 5 consecutive days with intervals of 21 days.The Chinese Version of the Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) was used to evaluate both groups before and after the intervention,including rule transformation ability,problem solving ability,planning ability,supervising ability and organizing ability.Results After the intervention,the experimental group had a significantly higher average score than before the intervention in the rule-switching card test,the action planning test,the key-finding test,and the modified six-element test.Their average BADS score was also significantly improved.The control group showed a significantly better average score only in the key-finding test and in its average BADS total score.After the intervention,the experimental group had a significantly higher average score than the control group in the rule-switching card test and the action planning and six-element tests.Its average BADS rating was also significantly better.Conclusion Tomatis high and low frequency auditory training can improve the executive function of patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.Its effect is better than that of ordinary music training.