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Effectiveness of music therapy in reducing the level of anxiety among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy on the level of difficulty in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. METHODS This study was a quasi-experiment with nonprobability sampling technique consisting of… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy on the level of difficulty in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. METHODS This study was a quasi-experiment with nonprobability sampling technique consisting of 60 participants, divided into intervention groups and control groups of 30 samples for each based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS The three sessions of music therapy are significantly reducing the anxiety level of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (p<0.001) in the intervention group. Meanwhile, no significant reducing of anxiety among the control group (p=0.139). CONCLUSION Music therapy is effective in reducing anxiety levels of cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Keywords: cancer patients; music therapy; patients undergoing; undergoing chemotherapy

Journal Title: Enfermeria clinica
Year Published: 2020

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