American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Influence of music on the stress response in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support: a pilot study.
Music is considered an ideal therapy for reducing stress in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Previous studies of the effect of music on stress in such patients have focused solely on indirect markers of the stress response rather than on serum biomarkers. ⋯ Additional research is needed with a larger sample size to evaluate further the influence of music on biochemical markers of the stress response in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. In future studies, confounding factors such as endotracheal suctioning and administration of medications that influence the stress response should be controlled for.