Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative Listening to the "world's most relaxing song" before an operation could be just as good at calming patients' nerves as medication, US researchers say.
The song, written to reduce anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate, performed as well as a sedative in a study of 157 people.
But patients said they would have preferred to choose their own music. BBC News
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The song, written to reduce anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate, performed as well as a sedative in a study of 157 people.
But patients said they would have preferred to choose their own music. BBC News
See also:
- Music versus midazolam during preoperative nerve block placements: a prospective randomized controlled study (abstract) BMJ Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
- Music calmed nervous pre-op patients just as well as drugs in a new study The Daily Mail
- Soothing music calms pre-surgery patients – without the side effects of drugs, study says The Independent
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