Evaluation of the Effect of Music on Pain Management of Patients with Primary Brain Tumor Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of music on pain management of patients who underwent cranial-surgery for primary brain tumors. This research is a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of a total of 52 participants, 26 in the music group and 26 in the control group, between March-November 2019. The routine analgesic protocol of the clinic was applied to all participants within the scope of the first and second interventions. In the first intervention, in addition to the paracetamol infusion, the participants in the music group were listened to the music according to their choice with an Mp3 player for 30 minutes. Participants in the control group were taken to 30 rest periods following the same analgesic treatment. In the second intervention three hours later, in addition to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug infusion, the music group was listened to the same music. Control group was taken to rest period after analgesic treatment. Hemodynamic parameters, pain scores, state anxiety scores and, need for additional rescue analgesic were recorded before and after the interventions. Descriptive statistics and test statistics were used in the analysis of the data. It was determined that anxiety scores decreased after both interventions and pain scores decreased more after the second intervention in the music group compared to the control group (p