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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. Additionally, Kabler reports that in the UK 83% find it relaxing.5 ‘Muzak’, can provoke strong feelings.6 These studies report small numbers and have no comparator, and none of them ...
- Melvyn Jones, Dawn Brittain
- 2009
A pre-piloted questionnaire using an ill-health scale, 7 and anxiety levels, was administered to: staff and patients without music in the waiting room for 1 week (control group [CG]); and. staff and patients with music for 1 week (intervention group [IG]). Participants received an information sheet and questionnaire before their consultation.
Aug 1, 2009 · DOI: 10.3399/ bjgp09X45 3855. Musi c in the. waiting room. Music is common in the GPs’ waiting. room despite conflicting evidence of its. effect on patients’ anxiety, 1,2 and stress. In ...
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 ...
Sep 18, 2012 · Background. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in disseminating information and most health policies are tending to develop this pivotal role of GPs in dissemination of health-related information to the public. The objective of this study was to evaluate use of the waiting room by GPs as a vector for health promotion.
- Maxine Gignon, Hadjila Idris, Cecile Manaouil, Oliver Ganry
- 2012
Dec 27, 2021 · This review will focus on the effects of background music specifically in the setting of waiting rooms, that is, music played in waiting room settings for passive listening, rather than the use of music as a component of an active therapeutic modality. In this review, we aim to summarize the current state of research into background music in ...
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Aug 22, 2018 · In developed countries, 70–85% of patients meet their GP at least once per year [Citation 2] and most patients spend time in the waiting room. Most GPs promote good health by hanging posters in the waiting room, offering pamphlets or broadcasting health messages on TV screens, but without a clearly defined strategy [Citation 3].
