Music therapy reduces pain in palliative care patients: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 822-831

  Gutgsell, Kathy Jo ^a   Schluchter, Mark ^b   Margevicius, Seunghee ^b   Degolia, Peter A ^a   McLaughlin, Beth ^a   Harris, Mariel ^a   Mecklenburg, Janice ^a   Wiencek, Clareen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Music therapy; pain; palliative care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL PAIN SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC THERAPY; OHIO; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RELAXATION THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877577598     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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