Musical intervention to improve patients care
Resources and advice for music intervention in nursing care
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Music
intervention Research has
shown that calm music
meeting certain criteria can reduce not only the experience of pain but
also the production of the stress hormone cortisol and the need for
morphine treatment. Calming music can also enhance physiological and psychological relaxation
by increase the oxytocin secreation and thereby reinforce the feeling of relaxation. Intervention has to be carefully designed. The music must meet certain technical criteria concerning pace, volume and dynamics. There is also a need for individualization concerning genre; there is no cure-for-all music type. Listening devices must also be designed and installed to provide easy use both for patients and staff. -- |
Resources IASP 2005 Mozart & Sciences 2008 SATNU 2009 Sientific abstracts: info@ulricanilsson.se Cv 2010 Implementation advice*: Popular version (English) Popular version (Swedish) Musical hints CD's 2009: Music & Health (Swedish) Facts: Music & Health (Swedish) |
Ulrica
Nilsson Ulrica
Nilsson is registered nurse since
1980, specialist anesthetist (RNA) since 1985 and PhD since
2003. Her
research is focusing on effects of,
and suggestions for, musical intervention in perioperative care. Ulrica is RNA at Örebro University Hospital, Associate Professor at Örebro University and research advisor at the Centre for Health Care Science in Örebro.
Ulrica has designed six CDs with relaxing music. She was instrumental in starting Sweden’s first radio channel providing relaxing music to patients at Örebro University Hospital. Ulrica is frequently invited as speaker at conferences, courses, and events.
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