December 2015 MIMM Journal Club
Dec 4, 2015
12:30PM to 1:30PM
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Canada
Location
McMaster University, Psychology Building, Room 204
The next meeting will be held on Friday, December 4th, 2015 at 12:30pm in Room 204 of the Psychology Building at McMaster University!
Dr. Laurel Trainor’s thesis student, Dana Swarbrick, will lead a discussion on the article by Bradt, 2010 entitled “The Effects of Music Entrainment on Postoperative Pain Perception in Pediatric Patients”.
Abstract listed below.
Bradt, J. (2010). The Effects of Music Entrainment on Postoperative Pain Perception in Pediatric Patients. Music and Medicine, 2(3), 150-157.
Abstract:
Using a within-subjects counterbalanced design with random allocation to treatment sequences, this study examined the effects of music entrainment on postoperative pain perception and emotional state in 32 pediatric patients. Patients participated in two music entrainment conditions and one control condition over 2 consecutive days. During the music entrainment condition, live music was created by the music therapist to match the child’s pain. Once resonance was achieved between the pain and the music, the music progressed into music predetermined by the child as healing. During the control condition, standard care was provided. Measurements of the dependent variables were taken just prior to and immediately following each condition. The results support the effectiveness of music entrainment as a postoperative pain management technique for children and adolescents.
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