[Investigation of perioperative musical preferences during elective surgery]
Thomas Richard Forshaw1, Christopher Rue Molbech
1thrf@regionsjaelland.dk.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perioperative musical preferences among patients and staff in the eye department of a university teaching hospital using a visual analogue scale questionnaire. Thirty patients and relatives from the theatre waiting room and 20 members of staff were included. The responders answered questions regarding age, diagnosis, preoperative anxiety, effect of music on anxiety, effect of music on surgical performance and preference for specific genres of music. Overall, the preferred genre of music in both the waiting-room group and in the staff group was Christmas music, provided this was in December.
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