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Date Published: 29/10/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v555i1.15970
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Vol. 555 No. 1 (2025)
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Các bài báo
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Đặng, T. N. T., & Vũ, T. A. (2025). THE EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON ANXIETY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 555(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v555i1.15970

THE EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON ANXIETY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS

Trần Ngọc Thanh Đặng, Thục Anh Vũ

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of music therapy on among ICU patients at Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital and Hoan My Thu Duc Hospital. Methods: A controlled intervention study was conducted on 70 ICU patients from March to July 2025. Randomly assigned into two groups: intervention (n = 35) and control (n = 35). The intervention group listened to instrumental music for 30 minutes per session, 3 times per day for 3 consecutive days. The control group received standard care. Anxiety levels were measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety subscale (HADS-A). Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests with a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: After the intervention, the mean anxiety score in the intervention group significantly decreased from 10.00 (± 2.84) to 4.20 (± 2.36) (p < 0.001), whereas the control group showed a slight reduction from 10.83 (± 2.43) to 10.11 (± 2.95) (p = 0.016). Conclusion: Music therapy is effective in reducing anxiety among ICU patients. Integrating this approach into routine ICU care may help improve patients’ mental health.

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Music therapy, anxiety, intensive care unit.

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