[The impact of listening to music on orthopedic patients: a randomized controlled trial].

Background: Music listening represents a gold standard in the evidence-based holistic nursing practice. However, music listening is seldom involved in orthopedic postoperative settings, and only a few related studies can be retrieved in literature.

Purpose: The aim was to assess the effects of music during the orthopedic postoperative period, when patients frequently report pain and anxiety.