Head and neck cancer: validation of a data collection instrument.

Objective: construct and validate the content of an instrument to collect data from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) served in a specialty clinic.

Method: methodological study consisting of four steps. The first step consisted in the preparation of the instrument using databases and the theoretical model of Marjory Gordon.

Musical intervention on anxiety and vital parameters of chronic renal patients: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: to evaluate the therapeutic effect of music on anxiety and vital parameters in patients with chronic kidney disease when compared to patients receiving conventional care in hemodialysis clinics.

Method: randomized clinical trial conducted in three renal replacement therapy clinics. Sixty people with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis were randomly allocated to an experimental group and a control group, 30 persons per group).

Control of anxiety through music in a head and neckoutpatient clinic: a randomized clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effectiveness of a musical intervention in reducing anxiety and vital parameters in people suffering from head and neck cancer. METHOD A randomized controlled clinical trial, performed in a head and neck outpatient clinic with 40 participants, subdivided into two groups (intervention and control).The classicalmusic"Spring" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi was used as an intervention.