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Clinical and psychological changes associated with music listening in haemodialysis patients: A prospective study

Fatma Zehra Ağan1, Çiğdem Cindoğlu1, Neriman Sila Koç2

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanliurfa, Turkey.

The South African Journal of Psychiatry : SAJP : the Journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa
|February 6, 2026
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Music therapy significantly reduced anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients. This safe, complementary intervention also positively impacted key biochemical markers, improving patient well-being during treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology and Psychology
  • Integrative Medicine

Background:

  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) management involves hemodialysis (HD), which imposes significant psychological and physiological stress on patients.
  • Non-pharmacological interventions, such as music listening, offer a potential avenue to mitigate this stress without adverse drug effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of music therapy on the psychological well-being of hemodialysis patients.
  • To assess the effects of music listening on specific biochemical parameters in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Main Methods:

  • A 4-week music listening program (12 sessions, 30 minutes each) was implemented for 49 hemodialysis patients.
  • Psychological status was evaluated using Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories pre- and post-intervention.
  • Biochemical markers and dialysis efficiency were monitored, with data analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.

Main Results:

  • Significant reductions in anxiety and depression scores were observed (p < 0.001).
  • Notable changes occurred in sodium (p < 0.001), calcium (p = 0.002), glucose (p = 0.024), and albumin (p < 0.001) levels.
  • No significant alterations in dialysis efficiency indicators were found.

Conclusions:

  • Music listening sessions during hemodialysis effectively improved patients' psychological state and influenced selected biochemical parameters.
  • This intervention is safe, cost-effective, and serves as a valuable complementary approach to enhance patient comfort and potentially improve physiological outcomes.
  • Music therapy represents a promising adjunct to conventional hemodialysis care.
Abstract

Keywords:
anxietybiochemical parameterschronic kidney diseasedepressionhaemodialysismusic

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