Using Music as a Non-pharmacological Pain Relief Method in Post-operative Period in Children: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Objective: This systematic review was performed to determine the effects of music used as a method of relieving pain in the post-operative period in children. Method: In order to determine the effect of music used in post-operative period on pain in children, Pubmed, Proquest, Science Direct and EBSCOhost, ClinicalKey, Ovid electronic databases were scanned with five keywords. As a result of the study, five studies were included in the study. Results: In three of the studies evaluated, the pain was significantly decreased compared to the control groups, in one study, the need for opioid analgesia decreased and in one study the pain of the two groups decreased but it was not statistically significant. In the studies, it was found that recorded and live music therapy method was used as a non-pharmacological method after surgery in children between the ages of 3-19 and it was effective in reducing pain. Conclusion: It was found that recorded and live music therapy method was used as a non-pharmacological method in children after surgery and decreased the pain. In order to relieve the pain after the surgery, it is recommended that the use of the music therapy method as a nursing initiative should be made widespread and training should be carried out for this purpose.

Keywords

• postoperative pain
• children
• music
• surgery
• nursing