• Renyi Chen, Shijie Duan, Yin Wang, Fengqin He, Li Ren, and Wentao Peng.
• Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Nov 3; 102 (44): e35878e35878.

BackgroundTo determine the efficacy of music therapy on pain relief during fundus screening in infants.MethodsThe sample consisted of infants aged 0 to 3 months who required fundus screening. Infants were randomized to fast music, slow music, and control groups. All groups underwent fundus screening under topical anesthesia. Music therapy was provided to the music groups prior to, during, and after the operation. The patient's heart rate (HR), transcutaneous oxygen saturation, and crying decibel were measured. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale was used for pain measurement.ResultsA total of 300 subjects' data were collected. The quantitative analysis revealed that in both music groups, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation and satisfaction levels increased while pain scores decreased (P < .05). The slow music group's HR was shown to have significantly decreased (P < .05).ConclusionMusic therapy can effectively reduce pain and crying, and increase blood oxygen saturation during fundus examination of infants. Music with a rhythm of 60 to 80 beats per minute can decrease HR. Music therapy must be remembered to increase infants' comfort during fundus examination.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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