Research Article | Open Access
Effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients
DR. Prabhuswami Hiremath. DR. Vaishali R Mohite Mrs. Lekshmi S Nair. Mr. Shrikant Desai
Pages: 3696-3701
Abstract
Background: Variation in anxiety due to renal disorder and dialysis procedure is common.
Aims: Study aimed at assessing the Effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients.Settings and Design: study conducted at renal unit of the Krishna hospital karad, Maharashtra with True experimental design.
Methods and Material: Two group pretest posttest design was selected, 42 Patients who are hypertensive and anxious during the procedure of Hemodialysis were selected by Simple random sampling, and then samples were divided into two control and experimental group. After determining the level of anxiety with the formulated tool, on 4th and 5th Hemodialysis days after the samples were selected for the study, Raga Neelambari in the classical Indian classical of music was administered. Post test was conducted to assess the variation after music intervention.Statistical analysis used: Descriptive statistics and inferential statistic was used to assess the effectiveness of music therapy
Keywords
Music Therapy, Anxiety, Hemodialysis