Nantaporn Settakonnukoon. The effects of music on pain and physiological responses in school-aged children during post open-heart surgery. Master's Degree(Pediatric Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
The effects of music on pain and physiological responses in school-aged children during post open-heart surgery
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to determine the effects
of music on pain and physiological responses in school-aged children during post openheart
surgery. The framework of this study was based on the concept of the Gate control
theory and Endogenous theory. The samples were 26 school-aged children, aged 6 to 12
years old, who underwent open-heart surgery and were admitted at the pediatric intensive
care unit, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health during a nine-month period. The
samples were selected by purposive sampling and weekly random assigned to the control
group (n = 13) or the experimental group (n = 13). The control group received the usual
care, whereas the experimental group received the music and the usual care. The data
collection instruments included the demographic data form, the vital signs and pain
medication sheet, and the modified Sheffield Childrens Hospital Pain Assessment Tool.
The physiological responses were measured by bedside monitoring of Hewlett Packard.
Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measure on one factor was used to compare
the difference of pain score and physiological responses. Fishers exact probability test was
used to compare pain medication used between the control and the experimental groups in
school-aged children during post open-heart surgery.
It was found that the mean pain score for the control group was significantly higher
than the experimental group (p< .001). The mean heart rate, systolic arterial blood pressure,
and diastolic arterial blood pressure showed no statistically significant difference (p> .05)
between the two groups. The effect of time on the mean heart rate was statistically
significant (p < .05) for both groups. The mean pain score, systolic arterial blood pressure,
and diastolic arterial blood pressure had no statistical significance (p> .05) between the two
groups. In the intervention group, time had an effect on the mean pain score, heart rate,
systolic arterial blood pressure, and diastolic arterial blood pressure but it was not significant
(p> .05) between the two groups. The pain medication used on the control and the
experimental groups had no statistical significance (p> .05).
The findings of this study showed that the effectiveness of the music could reduce
pain for school-aged children with post open-heart surgery. This could be used in nursing
practice for postoperative pediatric patients.