The Effect of Music therapy on Immediate Postoperative Recovery as a Nursing Intervention

Abstract

Introduction. Music therapy is the professional use of music on human beings, in order to optimize their quality of life, improve their health and physical, emotional and spiritual well-being; As such, the practice of professional care must contain those elements that favor the recovery of patients. Objective. To analyze the effect of music therapy in the immediate postoperative recovery of the patient undergoing open cholecystectomy. Methodology. Study with a quantitative, quasi-experimental, comparative methodological approach, a population of 22 patients between 20 and 40 years of age (group A-5 and group B-17), scheduled for open cholecystectomy under general anesthesia, with 10-point Aldrete. Results. A difference was observed from the first 5 minutes in the recovery of patients in the postoperative period with whom music therapy was applied as part of their care; at 45 minutes they had a score of 9 in their entirety. When contrasting the hypothesis of non-parametric tests with the Mann-Whitney U test to compare the two independent groups, a statistically significant difference was observed from 5 minutes to 45 / min (P≤ 0.05). Discussion. These results coincide with other similar studies, in which a relationship between recovery time at five, ten and fifteen minutes with music therapy inpostsurgical patients has been reported. Conclusions. Music therapy as a complementary nursing intervention has a positive effect on open cholecystectomy postoperative patients, with a shorter recovery time, according to Aldrete’s assessment.