Music therapy for patients receiving spine surgery.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music therapy on anxiety, postoperative pain and physiological reactions to emotional and physical distress in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Background: Surgery-related anxiety and pain are the greatest concern of surgical patients, especially for those undergoing major procedures.

Design: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted in a medical centre in Taiwan from April-July 2006.