Citation

Ghaffaripour S, Mahmoudi H, Sahmeddini MA, Alipour A, Chohedri A. Pak. J. Med. Sci. Q. 2013; 29(1): 128-131.

Affiliation

Abdolhamid Chohedri, MD, Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Research Center, Anesthesiology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Professional Medical Publications)

DOI

10.12669/pjms.291.2947

PMID

24353523

PMCID

PMC3809207

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Nowadays music is used to decrease pain and increase relaxation in clinical settings. It is hypothesized that music can affect women more easily than men. We assessed the effect of two types of music (Iranian folkloric and preferred music) on pain tolerance and pain rating in cold pressor test. Methodology: A consecutive sample of 50 healthy Iranian medical students was enrolled. They reported pain tolerance and pain rating in cold pressor test in three different musical conditions served as the outcome measures. The results were analyzed with repeated measurement analysis of variance. RESULT: Mean tolerance time was significantly higher in preferred music compared to Iranian folkloric music (F (1,48) =25.44, p=0.0001) and no music (F(1,48)=3.51, p=0.0001) conditions. There was a significant interaction when tolerance time in no music condition was compared to preferred music condition, regarding sex; Tolerance time increased more in females (F(1,48)=5.53, p=0.023). The results also indicated that pain ratings, regardless of sex, were different in three musical conditions (F(1.7,81.34)=15.37, p=0.0001). CONCLUSION: Music distracted attention from pain and Women can be impressed and distracted more easily by music.

Language: en