A pilot trial exploring the use of music in the emergency department and its association with delirium and other clinical outcomes
Self-selected use of a targeted music intervention was feasible in a cohort of older ED patients. While we were likely underpowered to detect associations between intervention and outcome, collection of selected outcome measures proved feasible; these may be helpful in larger scale studies. Exploration of barriers and facilitators to use, as well as preferred delivery methods, are likely to be helpful in wider investigations of music therapy in this high-risk cohort.
Authors
- Guruprasad Nagaraj
- Danielle Ní Chróinín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-9718)
- Alison Short (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-4563)
- Paul M Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-1098)
- Shaoni Wang
- Shiquan Ren
Institutions
- Liverpool Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70004
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.64
Funders
- University of New South Wales