[Impact of a music therapy program on the stress level of health professionals]. / Impacto de um programa de musicoterapia sobre o nível de estresse de profissionais de saúde.

The study aimed to assess the effects of a music therapy program on the level of stress for female professionals working in a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil. Thirty four female volunteers with 33.3 ± 8.5 years of age from different levels of professional participated in the study. We used the Lipp's inventory of symptoms of stress for adults (ISSL) to evaluate the level of stress of participants before and after music therapy. The program consisted of twelve sessions using the techniques of music therapy Improvisation and Musical Re-creation held once a week with 50 minutes / session in a period of three months. The Wilcoxon test for repeated measures was used for statistical analysis. The study showed a statistically significant decrease (Δ = - 60%, p <0.001) in the level of stress professionals studied after the music therapy program. In conclusion, the present study that the music therapy program was effective in decrease the level of stress of women health professionals working in a private hospital in Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.

[REBEn: space of diffusion of hospital nursing knowledge --from 1951 to 2001]. / REBEn: espaço de difusão para o saber de enfermagem hospitalar--1951 a 2001.

Research on the scientific production on Hospital Nursing published by REBEn. OBJECTIVES: Classify the articles published from 1951 to 2001 and analyze this Review as a space for the diffusion of knowledge in that area. REFERENCES: Concept of cultural diffusion and its constituent historical processes. INSTRUMENT: Form applied in 254 articles. Data were submitted to descriptive statistics and led to the following categories: "production of articles in the concerning areas", "articles' scope", "types of articles", and "articles' origin". Our findings showed significant scientific production in those areas within the focused scopes and types of articles. Our conclusions indicate REBEn as a representative space of national diffusion of knowledge on hospital nursing and professional culture, contributing to the development of Nursing as a science.