Effects of music therapy and guided visual imagery on chemotherapy‐induced anxiety and nausea–vomiting

Serife Karagozoglu, Filiz Tekyasar and Figen Alp Yilmaz

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2013, vol. 22, issue 1-2, 39-50

Abstract: Aims and objectives To reveal the effects of music therapy and visual imagery on chemotherapy‐induced anxiety and nausea–vomiting. Background Behavioural techniques such as music therapy and visual imagery are becoming increasingly important in dealing with chemotherapy‐induced anxiety, nausea and vomiting. Design The study is an experimental and cross‐sectional one and performed on a single sample group with the pre–post‐test design consisting of 40 individuals. The individuals in the sample group comprised both the control and the case group of the study. Methods To obtain the study data, the following forms were used: the Personal Information Form, Spielberger State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory, The Visual Analogue Scale and Individual Evaluation Form for Nausea and Vomiting adapted from The Morrow Assessment of Nausea and Vomiting. Results In the study, the participants' state and trait anxiety levels decreased significantly (p

Date: 2013
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