Journal of advanced nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Relaxation and music to reduce postsurgical pain.
We investigated the effects of relaxation, music, and the combination of relaxation and music on postoperative pain, across and between two days and two activities (ambulation and rest) and across ambulation each day. This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial was conducted from 1995 to 1997. ⋯ Nurses can safely recommend any of these interventions for pain on both postoperative days and at both ambulation and rest.