Introducing a music program in the perioperative area Journal Article
| Authors: | Cunningham, M. F.; Monson, B.; Bookbinder, M. |
| Article Title: | Introducing a music program in the perioperative area |
| Abstract: | Music can touch patients deeply and thus transform their anxiety and stress into relaxation and healing. Patients with cancer who undergo surgical procedures are highly stressed. To help alleviate these patients' stress and improve their comfort, perioperative nurses at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, surveyed surgical patients and staff members about introducing a perioperative music program. This article reviews the literature on the use of music in perioperative care settings and describes MSKCC's decision to evaluate and then implement a music program. |
| Keywords: | adult; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; patient satisfaction; review; information processing; history; history, 20th century; psychological aspect; data collection; evaluation; history, 19th century; surgery; surgical procedures, operative; attitude of health personnel; perioperative period; music therapy; anxiety; evaluation studies; health personnel attitude; music; perioperative care; perioperative nursing; humans; human; male; female |
| Journal Title: | AORN Journal |
| Volume: | 66 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0001-2092 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1997-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 674 |
| End Page: | 682 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 9337469 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)62920-7 |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 17 March 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
