Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patients Receiving Care in an Urgent Care Clinic

Abstract The concept of waiting has received limited attention in the world of research. In modern society, waiting has become a commonplace event, especially in healthcare. Although the waiting experience can produce anxiety, healthcare environments can be easily manipulated in order to increase hu...

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Main Author:	Parker, Rebecca Anne
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Published:	Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2017
Subjects:	anxiety music exam room waiting Mental and Social Health Nursing Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Online Access:	https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/393 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1427&context=honors

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spelling	ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-honors-14272019-05-16T04:55:24Z Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patients Receiving Care in an Urgent Care Clinic Parker, Rebecca Anne Abstract The concept of waiting has received limited attention in the world of research. In modern society, waiting has become a commonplace event, especially in healthcare. Although the waiting experience can produce anxiety, healthcare environments can be easily manipulated in order to increase human comfort and reduce situational anxiety. One such way of accomplishing this is to introduce music to an environment. This paper will discuss the findings related to short wait periods, anxiety, and music within the literature, and the findings within this research study. This study found listener-selected music to be statistically effective in reducing anxiety for patients waiting in the exam room to be seen by a primary healthcare provider in an urgent care clinic. 2017-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/393 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1427&context=honors Copyright by the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Undergraduate Honors Theses Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University anxiety music exam room waiting Mental and Social Health Nursing Psychological Phenomena and Processes
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description	Abstract The concept of waiting has received limited attention in the world of research. In modern society, waiting has become a commonplace event, especially in healthcare. Although the waiting experience can produce anxiety, healthcare environments can be easily manipulated in order to increase human comfort and reduce situational anxiety. One such way of accomplishing this is to introduce music to an environment. This paper will discuss the findings related to short wait periods, anxiety, and music within the literature, and the findings within this research study. This study found listener-selected music to be statistically effective in reducing anxiety for patients waiting in the exam room to be seen by a primary healthcare provider in an urgent care clinic.
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title	Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patients Receiving Care in an Urgent Care Clinic
title_short	Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patients Receiving Care in an Urgent Care Clinic
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Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety in Short Wait Periods for Patients Receiving Care in an Urgent Care Clinic

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