Normalization of hypertensive responses during ambulatory surgical stress by perioperative music

The purpose of this study was to determine whether cognitive appraisals of stress level and hypertensive responses to ambulatory ophthalmic surgery can be ameliorated by patient-selected music. We studied 40 elderly individuals requiring ophthalmic surgery, 20 in an experimental group (mean age, 74...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychosomatic medicine 2001-05, Vol.63 (3), p.487-492
Hauptverfasser: Allen, K, Golden, L H, Izzo, Jr, J L, Ching, M I, Forrest, A, Niles, C R, Niswander, P R, Barlow, J C
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to determine whether cognitive appraisals of stress level and hypertensive responses to ambulatory ophthalmic surgery can be ameliorated by patient-selected music. We studied 40 elderly individuals requiring ophthalmic surgery, 20 in an experimental group (mean age, 74 years) and 20 in a control group (mean age, 77 years). All patients had an established resting blood pressure
ISSN:0033-3174
DOI:10.1097/00006842-200105000-00019