Interventional effects of musical therapy to physiological and psychological conditions in process of radiotherapy for patients with cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of musical therapy applied in the process of radiotherapy for patients with cancer. METHODS: Ninty-five patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy were randomly assigned to undergo or not the music intervention for 30 minutes. The patiens were asked to answer the ZUNG Anxiety scale (SAS) and HAMA Anxiety scale (HAMA) before and after the radiotherapy, and physiological indices and resting behaviors were recorded before and after the radiotherapy in both groups. RESULTS: Before the radiotherapy, the physiological indices and SM and HAMA scores of the musical group were a little lower than those of the control group, but it did not have a signifcant difference, P＞0.05. Alter the radiotherapy, the physiological indices and SM and HAMA scores of the musical group were significantly lower than those before the radiotherapy (P＜0.05), and were also significantly lower than those of the control group, P＜0.05, and in the control group, there was no significant difference before and after the radiotherapy, P＞0.05. CONCLUSION: Music can provide a confirmed effect on reducing potentially harmful physiological responses and anxiety in the process of radiotherapy for pa dents with cancer.