The Impact of Music Therapy in the Postoperative Setting on Overall Patient Satisfaction Using Validated Outcome...

Previous studies have examined music therapy (MT) as a potential modality to relieve negative postoperative symptoms such as pain. This randomized control trial examined the use of MT on patient satisfaction in the postanesthesia care unit.

Fifty patients undergoing outpatient orthopaedic surgery were enrolled and randomized into two groups, those receiving MT postoperatively and a control group who did not.

After hospital discharge, subjects were assessed with two validated outcome measurements for overall patient satisfaction, the visual analog satisfaction scale and the Patient Judgment of Hospital Quality survey.

The results showed no statistically significant differences between the MT and control group on the Patient Judgment of Hospital Quality survey (MT = 3.42, standard therapy = 3.41, P = .94) and the visual analog satisfaction scale (MT = 91.20, standard therapy = 91.65, P = .88).

MT given in the postoperative setting has no impact on overall patient satisfaction.