RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of Music on the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Terminal Cancer Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
A1 Valero-Cantero, Inmaculada
A1 Casals, Cristina
A1 Espinar-Toledo, Milagrosa
A1 Barón-López, Francisco Javier
A1 García-Agua-Soler, Nuria
A1 Vázquez-Sánchez, María Ángeles
K1 Música - Aspectos fisiológicos
K1 Calidad de vida
AB The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of listening to self-chosen music on thequality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative home care. A total of 82 familycaregivers were assigned either to the intervention group (n = 41) or to the control group (n = 41)in this double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled clinical trial. The recruitment period wasbetween July 2020 and September 2021. The intervention group received individualised pre-recordedmusic in daily 30 min sessions for 7 consecutive days. The control group was given a recordedrepetition of the basic therapeutic training education also in 30 min sessions for 7 consecutive days.The primary endpoint assessed was the caregivers’ quality of life (Quality of Life Family Version andEuropean Quality of Life visual analogue scale) before and after the intervention. The secondaryendpoint was their perceived satisfaction with the intervention (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire).The music intervention was successful, producing a tangible improvement in the caregivers’ qualityof life (p < 0.01) and satisfaction with the care provided (p = 0.002). The intervention was not onlyeffective but produced no adverse effects. This study encourages the use of self-chosen music as acomplementary intervention in nursing care for family caregivers of palliative cancer patients.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-07-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32176
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32176
LA eng
NO Valero-Cantero, I.; Casals, C.; Espinar-Toledo, M.; Barón-López, F.J.; García-Agua Soler, N.; Vázquez-Sánchez, M.Á. Effects of Music on the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Terminal Cancer Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1985. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare11141985
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026