EFFECTS OF MUSIC REGULATION ON PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS

ABSTRACT

Background: By the end of 2021, the COVID-19 outbreak has led to an increase of 90 million patients with anxiety disorders worldwide, which has had a significant adverse impact on human mental health. Music Therapy is a treatment method that utilizes the huge influence of music on emotions, changes people's emotions through music, and finally achieves the purpose of psychological healing. This study starts with Music Therapy and selects patients with anxiety disorders from a hospital in Hebei Province, China as subjects to explore the therapeutic effect of Music Therapy on patients with anxiety disorders. Subjects and Methods: The S-AI and TAI scores of the subjects were tested before treatment, after five weeks of treatment, and after ten weeks of treatment. And both the variable correlation analysis and t-test were carried out, using SPSS22.0 as the statistical tool. Results: The total STAI score of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group after ten weeks of treatment (t = 164.102, P < 0.001). After five weeks of treatment, the STAI score of the experimental group decreased significantly compared with that before treatment (t = 56.742, P < 0.001). After ten weeks of treatment, the STAI score of the experimental group decreased significantly compared with that after five weeks of treatment (t = 71.155, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Music Therapy improves the patients' physical conditions such as sleep and energy, eating, movement and feeling. It is pain-free, low-cost, simple and easy to implement. Furthermore, it can also improve patients' interpersonal skills, work and study efficiency, as well as leisure and entertainment life satisfaction. It is worthy of promotion in the treatment of patients with generalized anxiety disorders.