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The Effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety, Depression and Boredom in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of music therapy on anxiety, depression, and boredom in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: The study was done with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The 46 participants were assigned to either the experimental group(23) or the control group(23). The Music therapy was applied for 30~40mins three times a week, for 4 weeks(total 12 times) to the experimental group. Surveys were done to compare on the pre-post test states of anxiety, depression, and boredom between experimental group and control group. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/Win 18.0 program. Results: There were significant differences in anxiety(t=-2.54, p=.007) and depression(t=-2.92, p=.003) between two groups. there was also a significant decrease in the scores of boredom( t=-6.45, p=.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Music therapy is considered non-invasive and effective nursing intervention and can be easily applied to alleviate anxiety, depression and boredom for patients undergoing hemodialysis.