• J Post Anesth Nurs · Dec 1994

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Music reduces stress and anxiety of patients in the surgical holding area.

    • M J Winter, S Paskin, and T Baker.
    • J Post Anesth Nurs. 1994 Dec 1;9(6):340-3.

    AbstractMany patients in the Surgical Holding Area become stressed and anxious. In a hospital setting music reduces patients' anxiety. This study determined that music can reduce the anxiety and stress of patients in the Surgical Holding Area. In this study, one group of subjects listed to music while a second group did not. Subjects who listened to music while in the Surgical Holding Area had significantly less stress and anxiety than did those who did not listen to music. Both groups spent similar lengths of time in the Surgical Holding Area. The results strongly suggest that if music were available to all patients in the Surgical Holding Area, most would select this option, and they would experience less anxiety.

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