Impact of Music Listening on Cardiorespiratory Parameters in HomeQuarantined COVID-19 Patients

Background: Quarantine, a crucial preventative measure during epidemics like the coronavirus outbreak, has advantages but also has drawbacks and complications such as anxiety, fear, and depression. Listening to music is a novel approach to patient care in hospitals. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of music listening on respiratory and cardiovascular parameters in COVID-19 patients under quarantine, as well as the feasibility of implementing it in these patients’ presence. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess how music listening affects respiratory and cardiovascular parameters in Covid-19 patients who are quarantined. Methods: The interventional study, carried out in Kanpur, involved sixty COVID-19 patients who were placed under quarantine. Thirty patients were assigned to the listening group, and another thirty patients were assigned to the control group. Before and after listening to music, baseline measurements of cardiovascular and respirato-ry parameters were made, including Spo2, respiratory rate, and tidal volume. Microsoft Excel was used for data entry and assembly. SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY), a licensed statistical program, was used for data analysis. Results: Each of the following parameters was significantly lower in the post-music listening group compared to the baseline pre-music listening group HR (87.29±12.98vs. 81.57±10.56, p<0.000*), BP systolic (132.69±13.45vs. 126.46±12.89, p<0.000*), and BP diastolic (85.26±12.89vs. 81.89±11.67, p<0.000*). Conversely, the HR (86.34±13.94 vs. 85.89±11.81, p=0.766), BP systolic (133.16±13.48 vs. 132.12±12.45, p=0.477), and BP diastolic (86.35±13.36 vs. 85.34±11.48, p=0.245) of the control group all decreased slightly but not significantly. Spo2, respiratory rate, and tidal volume were compared before and after listening. After listening to music, the tidal volume rose significantly (p<0.01*), from 523.21±31.45 to 576.67±41.21 ml. The respiratory rate in the post-music listening group dropped from 20.12±3.13 to 18.32±4.91 compared to the baseline; this difference was statistically significant (p<0.000*). Conversely, in the post-parameters, the respira-tory rate of the control group decreased from 21.01±3.15 to 20.89±3.21 per minute (p = 0.811). Tidal volume increased from 512.12±61.90 to 514.04±69.32 in the post-parameters compared to the baseline, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.347). Conclusion: The study shows that listening to music considerably enhances respiratory and basal cardiovascular parameters in Covid-19 patients who are quarantined. The results show that music listening can be offered on-site to COVID-19 patients as an intrinsically linked, non-pharmacological form of treatment.