Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 28, 2025
E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
Published on: August 1, 2019
The effect of music therapy during colonoscopy on pain, anxiety and patient comfort: A randomized controlled trial
Dilruba Çelebi1, Emel Yılmaz2, Semra Tutcu Şahin3
1Manisa Celal Bayar University, Institute of Health Science, Department of Surgical Nursing, Manisa, Turkey.
Background:
and purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and patient comfort during colonoscopy.
Materials And Methods:
This is a randomized, controlled, intervention study, which included 112 patients that underwent colonoscopy. The patients were randomized into the intervention group (n = 56) that was given 30-minute music therapy during the colonoscopy and the control group (n = 56) without any intervention other than routine nursing care. The data were collected using an information and observation form, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Results:
The pain and anxiety scores were lower in the intervention group whereas comfort score was higher than control group (p < 0.05). The pain and anxiety levels of the patients in the intervention group decreased after the colonoscopy and their comfort levels increased.
Conclusions:
The music therapy reduced pain and anxiety, increased comfort during colonoscopy.
