Impact of Music and Visual Art on Adults with CKD on Dialysis

Background: As of 2022 approximately 558,000 individuals in the U.S. need dialysis treatment. These patients have a higher prevalence of comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and sleep problems. Research has shown that music can lower anxiety and pain during cannulation access. Further exploration of music-art as a non-pharmacologic intervention may help identify effective strategies to enhance patients’ physical health, psychosocial well-being, and overall quality of life. Methods: We conducted a randomized cross-over study to evaluate the impact of music and visual art to treat as usual for patients on hemodialysis. The intervention arms were 6 weeks each, a total of 19 weeks including screening. Study primary objectives include psychological parameters: quality of life, depression, anxiety, sleep, fatigue, social connectedness, positive and negative affect. Secondary objectives are physiological parameters, such blood pressure, heart rate, weight, and pain before and after treatment. Results: We are presenting blood pressure and heart rate of 5 cases from the trial participants who completed a total of 19 weeks surveys before and after dialysis treatment 3 times a week. Conclusion: As shown in the figure below five participants showed a heterogeneous response to intervention. We will supplement the presentation with results of the psychological assessments. - Age Sex Race Fistula or Central Venous Catheter Case 1 70 Male Asian Fistula Case 2 50 Male White Fistula Case 3 74 Male White Fistula Case 4 68 Male White Central Venous Catheter Case 5 59 Male White Fistula Table 1. Participant Characteristics