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01-02-2018 | Original Article

Comparison of group vs self-directed music interventions to reduce chemotherapy-related distress and cognitive appraisal: an exploratory study

Authors: Shu-Chuan Chen, Cheng-Chen Chou, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Mei-Feng Lin

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 2/2018

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine effects of group music intervention and self-directed music intervention on anxiety, depression, and cognitive appraisal among women with breast cancer.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design randomly assigned 60 women undergoing chemotherapy to 3 groups: group music intervention, self-directed music intervention, or a control group. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale were administered before, after the 8-week interventions, and at 3-month follow-up.

Results

Of the 52 women completing the study, results indicated that group music intervention had a significant (p < .01) immediate effect to decrease helplessness/hopelessness and anxious preoccupation and significant effects for reducing anxiety, depression, helplessness/hopelessness, and cognitive avoidance compared to the other two groups at 3-month follow-up.

Conclusions

Group music intervention can be considered an effective supportive care in alleviating the chemotherapy-related distress and enhancing cognition modification of women with breast cancer. Further research is needed to determine the role of cognitive appraisal in the illness trajectory.

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Title: Comparison of group vs self-directed music interventions to reduce chemotherapy-related distress and cognitive appraisal: an exploratory study
Authors: Shu-Chuan Chen
Cheng-Chen Chou
Hsiu-Ju Chang
Mei-Feng Lin
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3850-1

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