A randomized prospective study of music therapy for reducing anxiety during cast room procedures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 831-833

  Liu, Raymond W ^a   Mehta, Priyesh ^b   Fortuna, Suzanne ^c   Armstrong, Douglas G ^c   Cooperman, Daniel R ^c   Thompson, George H ^c   Gilmore, Allison ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cast room procedures; Music therapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CAST REMOVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE OXIMETER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAITING ROOM;

ANXIETY; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548731961     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181558a4e     Document Type: Article

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