The Effect of Music Therapy on the Anxiety Level of Children with Thalassemia Major under Blood Transfusion

Introduction: Children are the future makers of society and ensuring their growth and health is one of the main concerns. Children with thalassemia face a lot of stress throughout their lives. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety in children with thalassemia major under blood transfusion.

Methods: The present study was performed quasi-experimentally on 30 children with thalassemia major. The samples were randomly divided into two groups: music therapy and control group. Data collection tool was a demographic questionnaire and behavioral anxiety assessment that was completed before the intervention. Then the music was performed for 45 minutes for the intervention group through the MP3 device and the control group received routine care. At the end of the music therapy intervention, the anxiety level of the units in the two groups was assessed and recorded as in the pre-intervention stage.

findings:

The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the music therapy group compared to the control group before and after the intervention (p <0.001). While in the control group there was no statistically significant difference (p <0.005).

Conclusion: Performing music therapy interventions reduces anxiety in children with thalassemia major after receiving the interventions. Therefore, it is recommended that nurses use this model as a non-invasive, safe, complication-free and independent intervention.