Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Aug 2019
Meta AnalysisMusic therapy reduces stress and anxiety in critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
The underlying clinical condition and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment make critical illness a stressful event. Although the usual management consists of sedation, non-pharmacological interventions such as music therapy have been suggested for their drug-sparing effect. Aim of the present review is to assess the current evidence on the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing stress and anxiety in critically ill, adult patients. ⋯ Despite significant heterogeneity in trial designs, timing and features of the intervention, music therapy is consistently associated with a reduction in anxiety and stress of critically ill patients.