Citation

Park S, Williams RA, Lee D. West. J. Nurs. Res. 2015; 38(4): 394-410.

Affiliation

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0193945915593180

PMID

26129873

Abstract

Agitation is a common behavioral problem after traumatic brain injury (TBI), which threatens the safety of patients and caregivers and disrupts the rehabilitation process. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a preferred music intervention on the reduction of agitation in TBI patients and to compare the effects of preferred music with those of classical "relaxation" music. A single group, within-subjects, randomized crossover trial design was formed, consisting of 14 agitated patients with cognitive impairment after severe TBI. Patients listened to preferred music and classical "relaxation" music, with a wash-out period in between. Patients listening to the preferred music reported a significantly greater reduction in agitation compared with the effect seen during the classical "relaxation" music intervention (p =.046). These findings provide preliminary evidence that the preferred music intervention may be effective as an environmental therapeutic approach for reducing agitation after TBI.

Language: en