Effects of Music Therapy in Improving Anxiety and Depression for Female Malignant Tumor Patients

Objective To explore the effect of music therapy in improving anxiety and depression for patients with breast or cervical cancer.Methods Totally 240 patients with breast cancer or cervical cancer were recruited and randomly allocated to the intervention group(n=120) and control group(n=120).state-trait anxiety inventory(STAI) and self-rating depression scale(SDS) were used as data collection instruments.Based on the routine nursing care,patients of the intervention group accepted music therapy(music listening),twice a day(one is in the early morning and the other is in the evening),30min per session from the first day before surgery to the third month after surgery;whereas the control group patients only received the routine nursing care.The scores of STAI and SDS were compared on the day before surgery,and the 30 d,60 d,90 d after surgery respectively.Results The scores of anxiety and depression at 30 d,60 d,90 d after surgery showed a downward trend over time in both groups.The scores of anxiety and depression in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group.Linear mixed model analysis of repeated measurements showed significant differences on anxiety and depression score at different intervals(P0.01) as well as an interaction effect between the two groups(P0.01).Conclusion Music therapy can improve the negative psychological state of anxiety and depression for patients with breast cancer or cervical cancer,and have satisfied measure time and group effects and long-term therapeutic effects.