Efficacy of Music Therapy in Reducing Anxiety Among Postsurgical Cancer Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial
Our findings suggest a significant improvement in anxiety scores with two weeks of adjuvant music therapy. Thus, music can be used as a non-invasive adjunctive therapeutic to manage anxiety symptoms in postoperative cancer patients. We recommend further studies on music therapy as an adjuvant treatment for patients with cancer undergoing palliative care.
Authors
- Yash Jaiswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1658-0487)
- Ratnadeep Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7136-4459)
- Vishnu Shankar Ojha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-9073)
- Pankaj Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-080X)
- Jagjit Kumar Pandey
- Rajeev Ranjan
- Nidhi Joseph Varghese
- Sulagna Mallik
Institutions
- Patna Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83392
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- All-India Institute of Medical Sciences