Examination of the Awareness of Nurses on the Use of Music in Care
Özet
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the awareness of nurses on the use of music in nursing care.
Method: 218 nurses working in a university hospital in Turkey were included in this descriptive and crosssectional study. The data of the study were collected between May 1 and July 15, 2017 using the data collection
form consisting of two parts which was prepared by the researchers. Descriptive statistics were used in the
evaluation of data.
Results: While 90.8% of the nurses participating in the study stated that they did not receive any education on
the use of music in nursing care, 92.7% of them stated that they found the use of music in care useful, and 52.3%
and 54.1% of them stated that music could be used in intensive care patients and in relieving stress, anxiety and
worry, respectively. Furthermore, 59.2% of the nurses stated that they did not know the effects of the types of
music/maqam on mood, 75.7% of them stated that they did not know at what times of the day they would make
it listen and 73.4% of them stated that they did not know on which problems it was effective. Conclusion: The
results of the study indicated that nurses' views on the use of music in care were positive but they should receive
education on this subject.
Atıf için künye
Balcı Akpınar, R., AKSOY, M., KANT, E., & ÖZMEN, S. (2020). Examination of the Awareness of Nurses on the Use of Music in Care. International Journal of Caring Sciences. http://www.internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/28_1_akpinar_original_13_2.pdf
BibTeX
@article{balciakpinar2020-324236,
author = {Balcı Akpınar, Reva and AKSOY, MEYREME and KANT, ELİF and ÖZMEN, SERPİL},
title = {Examination of the Awareness of Nurses on the Use of Music in Care},
journal = {International Journal of Caring Sciences},
year = {2020},
issn = {1792-037X},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/324236-examination-of-the-awareness-of-nurses-on-the-use-of-music-in-care}
}