The effect of music therapy on hemodialysis patients' quality of life and depression symptoms.

Introduction: The sources of stress involved in chronic kidney disease (CKD) can lead to depressive states, directly affecting the hemodialysis patient's quality of life (QOL). There are few reports and studies on therapeutic interventions that aim to minimize depressive symptoms in these patients and an even greater shortage of studies using music therapy.

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of music therapy on QOL and depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients.