{"id":7867,"date":"2025-07-06T17:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T14:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2025-07-06T17:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T14:41:59","slug":"music-therapy-in-the-ed-a-pain-and-anxiety-reliever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/music-therapy-in-the-ed-a-pain-and-anxiety-reliever\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Therapy in the ED: A Pain and Anxiety Reliever?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\ud83c\udfb5 Music Therapy in the ED: A Pain and Anxiety Reliever?<\/div>\n
Source: Medscape Medical News \u2013 MedBrief, 2025<\/div>\n
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(I know that some colleagues in Jordan have been practicing this in catheterization labs and operating rooms, and it seems that this approach is gaining attention globally as well.)<\/div>\n
Topline:<\/div>\n
In patients with non\u2013trauma-related pain, music therapy combined with standard analgesia in the emergency department (ED) significantly reduced both pain and anxiety compared to standard care alone.<\/div>\n
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Study Design & Methods:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Randomized controlled trial in Bangkok (2023\u20132024)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 63 adults (mean age ~58; 38% men) with pain in the ED<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Two groups:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Standard care + music therapy (n=31)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Standard care alone (n=32)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 60% had non-trauma-related pain<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Pain, anxiety, service quality, and satisfaction were assessed pre- and post-intervention.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Key Findings:<\/div>\n
1. Pain Reduction:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Music group: \u22121.52 points<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Control group: \u22120.09 points<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 P = .002<\/span><\/div>\n
2. Anxiety Reduction:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Music group: \u22121.87<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Control: \u22120.44<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 P = .026<\/span><\/div>\n
3. Non-Trauma Group Benefits:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Significantly greater improvements in pain and anxiety than trauma group<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 P < .001 (pain), P = .019 (anxiety)<\/span><\/div>\n
4. ED Service Quality:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Higher scores in the music group (P = .001)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Satisfaction similar across both groups<\/span><\/div>\n
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In Practice:<\/div>\n
Music therapy, when used alongside standard pain management, may be a valuable and low-cost intervention to ease symptoms in the ED, particularly for non-trauma patients.<\/div>\n
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Limitations:<\/div>\n
\u2022 Single center, small sample<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 No blinding<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Cultural specificity of music<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Environmental ED factors (e.g., noise, crowding)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 Pre-ED medications not fully accounted for<\/span><\/div>\n
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Source:<\/div>\n
Led by Dr. Chuenruthai Angkoontassaneeyarat, Mahidol University, Thailand<\/div>\n
Published April 11, 2025 \u2013 International Journal of Emergency Medicine<\/div>\n
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