Randomized crossover trial studying the effect of music on examination anxiety

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 909-916

  Lai, Hui Ling ^a,b   Chen, Pin Wen ^c   Chen, Chia Jung ^b   Chang, Hui Kuan ^b   Peng, Tai Chu ^d   Chang, Fwu Mei ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Examination anxiety; Music intervention; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PULSE RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TAIWAN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PULSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; TEST ANXIETY SCALE;

EID: 53349127898     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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