Effect of music therapy on stress in chemically dependent people

a quasi-experimental study

Authors

  • Gunnar Glauco De Cunto Taets Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Fundamentos do Cuidado de Enfermagem https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4427-7864 (unauthenticated)
  • Rafael Tavares Jomar Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva, Coordenação de Assistência
  • Angela Maria Mendes Abreu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Marcia Alves Marques Capella Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2456.3115

Keywords:

Music Therapy, Related Disorders Substance Use, Dependency, Emotional Stress, Drug Addition, Public Health

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the effect of music therapy on the stress of chemically dependent people. Method: quasi-experimental study conducted at a philanthropic institution with 18 chemically dependent people undergoing treatment. Salivary cortisol (stress hormone) was collected in three moments: before, 60 minutes after, and 120 minutes after a music therapy group intervention. Statistical analysis adopted a significance level of p < 0.05 and used the Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests. Results: after 60 minutes of intervention, there was a statistically significant reduction in mean salivary cortisol levels (p < 0.001). A reduction was also noted after 120 minutes, but without statistical significance (p = 0.139). Conclusion: a single session of 60 minutes of group music therapy was able to reduce stress (salivary cortisol levels) of chemically dependent people.

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Published

2019-03-15

Issue

Vol. 27 (2019)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Taets, G. G. D. C., Jomar, R. T., Abreu, A. M. M., & Capella, M. A. M. (2019). Effect of music therapy on stress in chemically dependent people: a quasi-experimental study. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 27(e3181), e3115. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2456.3115