The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 2
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- Pages.147-158
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- 1998
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
The Effect of Music Therapy on the State Anxiety, Pain in Dental Patients
음악요법이 치과환자의 불안, 통증에 미치는 영향
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of music therapy on state anxiety, perception of pain of dental patients. The subjects consisted of forty patients undergoing dental treatment at one dental clinic. Twenty eight of them were assigned to the experimental group, while twelve subjects to the control group. The data were collected from June 29 to August 1, 1998 by means of a state anxiety scale (by Spielberger) questionnaire and visual analog scale for pain measurement. The data were analysed with