INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PARAMETERS OF THE PATIENTS BEFORE COLONOSCOPY

This study was designed in an experimental design in which pre-test and post-test measurements were made in order to determine the effect of music therapy on the physical and mental parameters of the patients before the colonoscopy procedure. Work; It was carried out in the gastroenterology unit of a private university hospital. A total of 60 patients were included in the study, including the music therapy group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30). In the study, data were collected using a questionnaire form and the state anxiety scale. The study was carried out by applying data collection tools before the colonoscopy procedure after obtaining the consent of the patients, listening to the music therapy content before the colonoscopy to the experimental group, and applying the measurement tools after music therapy. In the study, the patients in the experimental group were played non-verbal pieces composed in the mâhûr makam, which was determined in consultation with the music therapist, through mp3 player and headphones for 20 minutes as a music therapy content. It was determined that the pulses, diastolic and systolic blood pressure values ​​of the patients in the music therapy group decreased in a statistically significant way compared to the pre-application. In our study, it was observed that the anxiety score averages of the patients in the music therapy group decreased after the application compared to before the application, and increased in the control group. It was concluded that music therapy application is beneficial in patients who will undergo colonoscopy.

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Keywords: Music Therapy, Colonoscopy, Anxiety, Mâhûr maqam.