The Effect of Music Listened to During the Recovery Period After Day Surgery on the Anxiety State and Vital Signs of Children and Adolescents

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Aim: To evaluate the effect of music listened to during the recovery period after day surgery on the anxiety state and vital signs of child and adolescentpatients.Materials and Methods: A pre-test/post-test control group design. Intervention group (listened music) and control group were compared.Results: Patients (n=65) who listened to music demonstrated less anxiety than those who did not listen to music (n=65). Also, in the interventiongroup, pulse rates, diastolic and systolic blood pressure values and respiratory rates decreased after music therapy.Conclusion: Music listened to during the post-operative recovery period decreases the anxiety level of patients. Music therapy is a method whichshows a positive effects on pulse rate, diastolic and systolic blood pressure values and respiratory rate without any side effects. Music therapy may beincluded in nursing care procedures applied to patients after day case surgery during the recovery period.