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Aug 1, 2008 · This study examined the influence of music choice on patients' anxiety levels whilst seated in a radiotherapy waiting area. Patients' stress levels and perceptions were assessed in the absence/presence of music.
- Laura Cooper, Irene Foster
- 2008
Patients surveyed spent an average of one hour in the waiting room. At the end of this time 57% indicated a feeling of calmness. The time spent in this environment may have enabled participants to respond to and enjoy the music enough to experience this positive outcome.
- Laura Cooper, Irene Foster
- 2008
A pilot study identified the waiting room as the area where patients felt most anxious. Prominent relaxation methods were listed as being time spent with friends and family, watching television and listening to music. Based on this outcome, the study examined the patient’s level of anxiety whilst seated in the waiting room and the effective ...
- Laura Cooper, Irene Foster
- 2008
Music is common in the GPs' waiting room despite conflicting evidence of its effect on patients' anxiety, 1, 2 and stress. 3 In primary care Zalewsky, 4 reports that 88% of patients find music improves their mood.
Listening to music may help patients cope with chemotherapy symptoms, thereby contributing to their physical ease and well-being.
We hypothesized that music therapy received in the Radiology waiting room may be able to reduce anxiety and improve anxiety-related physiological parameters in oncology patients prior to undergoing radiotherapy.
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Music is common in the GPs' waiting room despite conflicting evidence of its effect on patients' anxiety, 1, 2 and stress. 3 In primary care Zalewsky, 4 reports that 88% of patients find music improves their mood.
