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Music Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients

Music Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients Editorials represent the opinions EDITORIAL of the authors and JAMA and not those of the American Medical Association. ONLINE FIRST Music Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients (19-point difference on a 100-point scale), sedation inten- Elie Azoulay, MD, PhD sity, and sedation frequency (eg, by day 5, patients in the Marine Chaize, MS music group received 3 doses per day of sedative medica- Nancy Kentish-Barnes, PhD tion vs 5 doses per day in the usual care group). This trial demonstrates that an apparently easily imple- HE VAST MAJORITY OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WHO mented intervention used actively by the patient can re- receive mechanical ventilation now survive, even duce anxiety. However, several issues remain. First, it is not those with acute lung injury or acute respiratory dis- clear whether anxiety really was the primary end point of Ttress syndrome. Over the past decade, an increas- the study. Anxiety is characterized by apprehension, agita- ing number of studies have focused not only on survival, tion, increased motor activity, arousal, and fearful with- but also on the patients’ experience of critical care. These drawal. However, in the study, anxiety was not defined based studies have evaluated 3 periods: the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Music Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients

JAMA , Volume 309 (22) – Jun 12, 2013

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.5657
pmid
23689740
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Abstract

Editorials represent the opinions EDITORIAL of the authors and JAMA and not those of the American Medical Association. ONLINE FIRST Music Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients (19-point difference on a 100-point scale), sedation inten- Elie Azoulay, MD, PhD sity, and sedation frequency (eg, by day 5, patients in the Marine Chaize, MS music group received 3 doses per day of sedative medica- Nancy Kentish-Barnes, PhD tion vs 5 doses per day in the usual care group). This trial demonstrates that an apparently easily imple- HE VAST MAJORITY OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WHO mented intervention used actively by the patient can re- receive mechanical ventilation now survive, even duce anxiety. However, several issues remain. First, it is not those with acute lung injury or acute respiratory dis- clear whether anxiety really was the primary end point of Ttress syndrome. Over the past decade, an increas- the study. Anxiety is characterized by apprehension, agita- ing number of studies have focused not only on survival, tion, increased motor activity, arousal, and fearful with- but also on the patients’ experience of critical care. These drawal. However, in the study, anxiety was not defined based studies have evaluated 3 periods: the

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Published: Jun 12, 2013

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