Objective: The research was planned and performed as a quasi-experimental controlled study to determine the effect of music on postoperative pain, vital signs, analgesic use, and duration of hospital stay in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty surgery.
Methods: This study was performed on 60 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. “Patient Information Form” and “Patient Follow-up Chart” were used to collect the data; the “Numerical Pain Scale” was used to evaluate the pain severity; the sphygmomanometer and the stethoscope were used for vital findings; and pulse-oximetry was used to assess the oxygen saturation. The patients were divided into 2 groups as the music and control group. The patients in the music group listened to the music with the headphones during the surgery day, on the first day after the surgery, and on the second day after the surgery, 2 sessions a day, for 30-50 minutes. The control group patients were allowed to rest in a quiet atmosphere during the same period. Pain and vital findings were evaluated before and after the sessions.
Results: The blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, pain score, and analgesic use of the experimental group were found to be statistically and significantly lower than the control group. No significant difference was found between the heart rate and hospital stay duration of the patients.
Conclusion: It has been determined that listening to music has positive effects on perceived pain severity, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and analgesic use.
Cite this article as: Demirdağ H, Akyüz N. The roleof music on pain and vital signs in patients with knee prosthesis: Quasi-experimental controlled study. Arch Health Sci Res. 2023;10(1):38-43.