Healthcare

According to research, listening daily to music shows positive effects on improving patients’ cognitive, psychosocial, behavioral and motor functions. Music alters patterns of pain, stress or disorders. Acting as a distraction, music improves patients’ state of mind and helps to reduce the perception of pain.

For those undergoing recovery, music is a spirit lifter, an emotional arousal which stimulates confidence, optimism and strength.

Soothing music – in a waiting room for example, can alter positively the wait perception and reduce anxiety for both patients and their relatives.

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/ Mishra, R. et al. (2021), ‘Role of Music Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis’, World Neurosurgery, Vol. 146, Page 197-204. [Available on: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.130]

/ Mondanaro, J. F. et al. (2020), ‘The Effects of Clinical Music Therapy on Resiliency in Adults Undergoing Infusion: A Randomized, Controlled Trial’, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. [Available on: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.10.032.]

/ Latif, A. I. et al. (2020), ‘Effectiveness of music therapy in reducing the level of anxiety among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy’, Enfermería Clínica, Volume 30, Supplement 2, Pages 304-307. [Available on: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.10.022]