Music as Therapy

雩风三日

Music as Therapy
音乐治疗

      Music is widely used to enhance well-being, reduce stress,and distract patients from unpleasant symptoms. Although there are wide variations in individual preferences, music appears to exert direct physiologic effects through the autonomic nervous system. It also has indirect effects by modifying caregiver behavior. Music effectively reduces anxiety and improves mood for medical and surgical patients, for patients in intensive care units and patients undergoing procedures, and for children as well as adults. Music is a low-cost intervention that often reduces surgical, procedural, acute, and chronic pain. Music also improves
the quality of life for patients receiving palliative care, enhancing a sense of comfort and relaxation. Providing music to caregivers may be a cost-effective and enjoyable strategy to improve empathy, compassion, and relationship-centered care while not increasing errors or interfering with technical aspects of care.
     音乐被广泛用于增进健康，减轻压力，转移病人的注意力，使他们远离不愉快的症状。虽然个人喜好有很大的差异，但音乐似乎通过自主神经系统发挥直接的生理作用。它还通过改变照顾者的行为产生间接影响。音乐能有效地减轻内科和外科病人、重症监护病房病人和接受手术的病人、儿童和成人的焦虑并改善他们的情绪。音乐是一种低成本的干预手段，可以减少手术、程序、急性和慢性疼痛。音乐还能改善接受姑息治疗的患者的生活质量，增强他们的舒适感和放松感。为照顾者提供音乐可能是一种成本效益高且令人愉快的策略，可以提高同理心、同情心和以关系为中心的护理，同时不会增加错误或干扰护理的技术方面。

Key Words: allied health, anxiety, complementary therapy, music, pain, relaxation, stress
关键词:联合健康，焦虑，辅助疗法，音乐，疼痛，放松，压力