Abstract
Objective: To explore the effects of live music to decrease psychological distress in adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted. Sixty patients undergoing HSCT were divided into two groups, receiving either 4 week of live music (n = 31) or standard care (n = 29). Psychological distress, anxiety, the severity of symptom clusters and symptom interference were measured. Results: When compared with the immediately and 1 month after intervention, patients in LM intervention group had significantly lower psychological distress and anxiety level than wait-list group. AYA undergoing HSCT reported significantly milder general symptom cluster and neurological symptom cluster at T3 than at baseline. Conclusions: Live music intervention showed a positive effect on relieving psychological distress and anxiety in AYA patients undergoing HSCT. However, further researches are warranted to explore the effects of live music intervention on symptom cluster.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 189-205 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Anxiety
- hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- live music
- psychological distress