Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Music listening is a widespread approach in the field of music therapy. In this study, the effects of music listening on anxiety and stress in patients undergoing radiotherapy are investigated. Sixty patients with breast cancer who were candidates for postoperative curative radiotherapy were recruit...
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| author | Alfredo Raglio Enrico Oddone Ilaria Meaglia Maria Cristina Monti Marco Gnesi Giulia Gontero Chiara Imbriani Giovanni Battista Ivaldi |
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| description | Music listening is a widespread approach in the field of music therapy. In this study, the effects of music listening on anxiety and stress in patients undergoing radiotherapy are investigated. Sixty patients with breast cancer who were candidates for postoperative curative radiotherapy were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: Melomics-Health (MH) group (music listening algorithmically created, <i>n</i> = 20); individualized music listening (IML) group (playlist of preferred music, <i>n</i> = 20); no music group (<i>n</i> = 20). Music listening was administered for 15 min immediately before simulation and during the first five radiotherapy sessions. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Psychological Distress Inventory (PDI) were administered before/after treatment. Cochran’s Q test and McNemar test for paired proportions were performed to evaluate if the proportion of subjects having an outcome score below the critical value by treatment and over time was different, and if there was a change in that proportion. The MH group improved in STAI and PDI. The IML group worsened in STAI at T1 and improved STAI-Trait at T2. The IML group worsened in PDI at T2. The No music group generally improved in STAI and PDI. Clinical and music listening-related implications are discussed defining possible research perspectives in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dce2b465b2c4753830184178bfdbc072023-11-23T04:02:10ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-12-011112161810.3390/brainsci11121618Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot StudyAlfredo Raglio0Enrico Oddone1Ilaria Meaglia2Maria Cristina Monti3Marco Gnesi4Giulia Gontero5Chiara Imbriani6Giovanni Battista Ivaldi7Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, ItalyIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, ItalyIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, ItalyMusic listening is a widespread approach in the field of music therapy. In this study, the effects of music listening on anxiety and stress in patients undergoing radiotherapy are investigated. Sixty patients with breast cancer who were candidates for postoperative curative radiotherapy were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups: Melomics-Health (MH) group (music listening algorithmically created, <i>n</i> = 20); individualized music listening (IML) group (playlist of preferred music, <i>n</i> = 20); no music group (<i>n</i> = 20). Music listening was administered for 15 min immediately before simulation and during the first five radiotherapy sessions. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Psychological Distress Inventory (PDI) were administered before/after treatment. Cochran’s Q test and McNemar test for paired proportions were performed to evaluate if the proportion of subjects having an outcome score below the critical value by treatment and over time was different, and if there was a change in that proportion. The MH group improved in STAI and PDI. The IML group worsened in STAI at T1 and improved STAI-Trait at T2. The IML group worsened in PDI at T2. The No music group generally improved in STAI and PDI. Clinical and music listening-related implications are discussed defining possible research perspectives in this field.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/12/1618music listeningmusic therapyalgorithmic musicbreast cancerradiotherapyanxiety |
| spellingShingle | Alfredo Raglio Enrico Oddone Ilaria Meaglia Maria Cristina Monti Marco Gnesi Giulia Gontero Chiara Imbriani Giovanni Battista Ivaldi Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Brain Sciences music listening music therapy algorithmic music breast cancer radiotherapy anxiety |
| title | Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| title_full | Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| title_short | Conventional and Algorithmic Music Listening before Radiotherapy Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| title_sort | conventional and algorithmic music listening before radiotherapy treatment a randomized controlled pilot study |
| topic | music listening music therapy algorithmic music breast cancer radiotherapy anxiety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/12/1618 |
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