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Journal of Food Science and Nutrition | Volume 2
December 09-10, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
Nutrition, Food Science and Technology
8
th
International Conference on
J Food Sci Nutr, Volume:2
Effect of music therapy to the pain and anxiety level experienced during labor
Kristine Joy L Ricafort-Acera
University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
Background:
Childbirth is a painful process especially to
primipara. When the body is out of equilibrium, stress
occurs. Anxiety is a response of the body when put into new
situation or perceived change. Music provides relaxation
to the body, however music therapy as pain management
has very limited study in the Philippines. Thus, this study
examines the significant effect of music therapy to the pain
and anxiety level during active phase of labor.
Methods:
This is a quasi-experiment which utilized purposive
sampling. Participants (n=20) were assigned to control (n=10)
and experimental (n=10) groups respectively. Pre-test and
post test on pain and anxiety level were assessed to both
group during their active phase of labor. Pain level was
measured using Numerical Pain Scale and State Trait Anxiety
Inventory translated in Filipino by Cada for the anxiety level.
The experimental group received the routine nursing care
and were exposed to music therapy (piano classical music by
Beethoven) for two hours duration, while the control group
received only routine nursing care.
Results:
Both groups were similar in age bracket (20-25), no
income and Roman Catholic, however, differ in marital status
and educational attainment. Pre-test pain level in control
group revealed severe pain (50%) and (90%) experimental
group. Pre-test anxiety level in control group had a weighted
mean of 42.8 and 44.2 in experimental group both under
moderate level. Post test pain level in control group had (70%)
severe pain and (50%) both severe and worst in experimental
group. Post anxiety level in control group had lowered
its score by 0.6 from 42.8 to a weighted mean of 42.2 and
experimental group had also lowered by 1.4 from pre-test
to a weighted mean of 42.9, though both groups remained
in moderate anxiety level. Pre-test (-1.223) and post test
(-1.546) pain level between control and experimental group
set at 0.01 significant level had no significant difference. Pre-
test (-0.6715) and post test (-02916) anxiety level between
control and experimental group set at 0.01 significant level
had no significant difference.
Conclusion:
Music therapy had no significant effect on the
pain and anxiety level experienced during active phase of
labor in pimipara.
Recommendations:
Effectiveness of relaxation brought
by music therapy highly depends on how patients accept
the intervention and cannot be possible when heard only
once. Music therapy can result to relaxation of the body
only through conditioning of the mind. Further studies are
needed on music preferences during active phase of labor,
pain threshold and correlation of pain and anxiety level and
different setting such as private hospitals or lying-in clinics.
e
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klricafortacera@up.edu.ph