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  1. All that is required is a short training course, access to a radio, and scheduling a 20–30 min music session that can be repeated four times a day. Nursing staff who would like to incorporate a therapeutic music listening program can refer to the American Music Therapy Association’s detailed rules and guidelines for conducting such activities.

  2. The model predicting both a direct and indirect effect for music was supported. Conclusion: Nurses can teach patients how to use music to enhance the effects of analgesics, decrease pain, depression and disability, and promote feelings of power.

    • Sandra L. Siedliecki, Marion Good
    • 2006
  3. Dec 12, 2016 · Nurse-initiated use of music as a complimentary therapy for reduction of postoperative pain was recommended as best practice. The author also recommended that providers review each case and use clinical judgment before any intervention activation to consider adverse side effects, risk of adverse events, and patients' needs and preferences.

  4. Oct 1, 2011 · According to the World Federation of Music Therapy and the American Music Therapy Association (Tanguay, 2008), music therapy can be defined as the clinical and evidence-based use of music and/or its elements by a qualified music therapist to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship with one client or a group. The aim of music therapy is to develop potentials and/or ...

    • Guenther Bernatzky, Michaela Presch, Mary Anderson, Jaak Panksepp
    • 2011
  5. Music can also distract a patient or create a healing environment for patients and their families. Many types of healthcare professionals, including nurses and physicians, are using music therapeutically.” 4. But even nurses working in facilities without music therapists or similar professionals can include music in their practice, she said.

    • Walden University
  6. Research supporting the use of music therapy to increase patient comfort is widely accepted and practiced. 7 Music therapy is readily available, low risk, inexpensive, and does not require intense training by staff. It may reduce the need for moderate sedation and improve the overall patient experience.

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  8. The objective of this review is to evaluate the evidence regarding the use of music as an adjuvant therapy for pain control in hospitalized adults. The search terms music, music therapy, pain, adults, inpatient, and hospitalized were used to search the Cochrane Library, Cinahl, Medline, Natural Standard, and Scopus databases from January 2005 to March 2011. (A systematic review conducted by ...