Intervention
The music to be played during the C-section was chosen as a 28-minute
piece of Sufi music with a slow rhythm (ranging from 60 to 72 beats per
minute as measured by a metronome), with a low to medium tone and a
harmonious melody
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h374RPfUoX0).28).
When the pregnant woman was taken to the intervention table before the
C-section, the music was begun via an earpiece before the spinal
anesthesia. During the spinal anesthesia, commands were communicated to
the patient at a low decibel level. Unnecessary staff conversations were
prevented to avoid white noise. Apart from that, the patient was allowed
to communicate with hospital staff. The music continued to play
throughout the operation. The control group heard the normal ambient
white noise without any music intervention.
Two interviews were conducted with these patients before and after the
C-section. Fifteen minutes before admission to the operating room, the
participant’s information form containing sociodemographic and obstetric
characteristics and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
questionnaire were administered face-to-face by the researcher. During
and after the operation, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate,
and oxygen saturation were followed and recorded. After the operation,
the STAI-1 scale was re-applied by the researcher at the 30th minute in
the post-anesthesia care unit.