The effect of music on anaesthetists' psychomotor performance

The effect of music on anaesthetists' psychomotor performance

Music is frequently played in operating theatres, but may prove distracting to anaesthetists. We undertook a laboratory‐based study of the effects of music on the psychomotor performance of 12 anaesthetic trainees. Using part of the computer‐based PsychE psychomotor evaluation programme, we were una...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anaesthesia 1998-02, Vol.53 (2), p.195-197
Hauptverfasser: Hawksworth, C. R. E., Sivalingam, P., Asbury, A. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anaesthetists
Anesthesiology - education
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence
Education, Medical, Graduate
Female
Health participants
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Music
Operating Rooms
Psychological responses
Psychomotor Performance
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Music is frequently played in operating theatres, but may prove distracting to anaesthetists. We undertook a laboratory‐based study of the effects of music on the psychomotor performance of 12 anaesthetic trainees. Using part of the computer‐based PsychE psychomotor evaluation programme, we were unable to demonstrate any effect of self‐chosen music, silence, white noise or classical music on their performance in these tests.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00274.x