Abstract
Background: Anxiety is commonly experienced during the delivery
process and has been shown to have adverse effects on maternal and
infant health outcomes. Music interventions tend to mitigate the effects
of anxiety in a variety of populations, are low-cost and easily
accessible, and have high acceptability. The aim of this study is to
evaluate the effectiveness of music intervention on expectant mothers’
vital signs and anxiety levels during cesarean section.
Methods: This study is a single-center, controlled, randomized
study. The women in the intervention group listened to music via
earpieces during the operation. The control group received standard
treatment without music. Cesarean section was performed under regional
anesthesia. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was administered to
the patients before and after the operation.
Results: There was no significant difference between the pre-
and postoperative systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure,
heart rate, respiratory rate, or O2 saturation
parameters of the music group and the control group
(p>0.05). The pre-operative STAI anxiety score was similar
in the music (45.58±4.60) and control (43.82±4.33) groups (p=0.183).
After the operation, the anxiety score of the music group (35.88±5.39)
was found to be statistically significantly lower than the anxiety score
of the control group (42.14±3.75) (p<0.001).
Conclusion: This study supports the hypothesis that slow,
rhythmic Sufi music during cesarean section can reduce patients’
anxiety. It is possible to distract the patient from negative thoughts
and reduce stress. The results show that patients who listened to music
during surgery had significantly lower anxiety levels than patients who
did not listen to music.
Keywords : Cesarean section, Anxiety, Sufi music