The use of music in the health services: an integrative review

Objective: analyze and synthesize information about the use of music as strategy of care by the professionals in health services. Methods: this article is an Integrative Review of the literature where electronic databases were used, such as: PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde to answer the question: in the health services, has the music been used as one strategy of care by the professionals? Thirty-four articles were analyzed, and four categories emerged. Results: the music therapy showed to be benefic in decreasing pain, anxiety, behavior symptoms in psychiatric patients and increasing breast feeding. Conclusion: the main sectors of health that used music as therapy were the obstetric, surgical and psychiatric ones, with the intention of welcoming the patient in a humanized way and providing a better quality of life under the circumstances.(AU)