RT Journal Article
T1 Effect of Self-Chosen Music in Alleviating the Burden on Family Caregivers of Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial
A1 Valero-Cantero, Inmaculada
A1 Casals, Cristina
A1 Espinar-Toledo, Milagrosa
A1 Barón-López, Francisco Javier
A1 Martínez-Valero, Francisco Javier
A1 García-Agua-Soler, Nuria
A1 Vázquez-Sánchez, María Ángeles
K1 Cáncer - Cuidados de enfermería
AB The experience of caregiver burden among family members of patients with advancedcancer is a common problem. The aim of this study was to determine whether the burden maybe alleviated by means of a therapeutic approach based on self-chosen music. This randomisedcontrolled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04052074. Registered 9 August 2019) included 82 familycaregivers of patients receiving home palliative care for advanced cancer. The intervention group(n = 41) listened to pre-recorded, self-chosen music for 30 min/day for seven consecutive days, whilethe control group (n = 41) listened to a recording of basic therapeutic education at the same frequency.The degree of burden was assessed by the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), calculated before and afterthe seven-day intervention. According to this measure, caregiver burden fell significantly in theintervention group (CSI change: 􀀀0.56, SD 2.16) but increased in the control group (CSI change:+0.68, SD 1.47), with a significant group x moment interaction F(1, 80) = 9.30, p = 0.003,  2p = 0.11.These results suggest that, in the short term at least, the use of therapy based on self-chosen musicalleviates the burden on family caregivers of palliative cancer patients. Moreover, this therapy is easyto administer at home and does not present any problems in practice.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35775
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35775
LA eng
NO Valero-Cantero, I.; Casals, C.; Espinar-Toledo, M.; Barón-López, F.J.; Martínez-Valero, F.J.; García-Agua Soler, N.; Vázquez-Sánchez, M.Á. Effect of Self-Chosen Music in Alleviating the Burden on Family Caregivers of Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4662. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20054662
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026