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BRIEF REPORT
Year : 2023  |  Volume : 37  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 53-55

A 10-minute music therapy decreases prework anxiety level in nurses during SARS-CoV- 2 omicron pandemic


1 Department of Nursing, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2 Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University; Division of Psychiatry, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
3 Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
4 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
5 Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University; Psychiatric Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Correspondence Address:
Yi-Nuo Shih
510 Chung Cheng Road, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City 24205
Taiwan
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/TPSY.TPSY_6_23

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Objectives: Many nurses feel anxious before starting to work during SARS-CoV- 2 omicron pandemic. How to reduce prework anxiety level in nurses is an important issue. In this study, we intended to explore the effect of a 10-minute music intervention on prework anxiety in nurses during the Omicron COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to measure the anxiety level of 60 nurse participants at a hospital before starting to work. We randomized 60 study participating nurses into three groups who listened to no music, fast-tempo music, and slow-tempo music for 10 min each day before going to work. Results: Nurses who listened to 10-min music, whether fast or slow, before work had significantly lower anxiety level than those who experienced no music in this study (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This 10-min music intervention designed for nurses is a feasible and time-saving method during the omicron COVID-19 epidemic.


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