PICC, the Music and Travel to the Port of Relaxation: The Effects of Music on Perceived Pain and Anxiety in Patients Receiving PICCs and Port-A-Caths

摘要

Patients often verbalize great anxiety on arrival to the Interventional Radiology (IR) setting for placement of vascular access devices. IR nurses at the University of Virginia Health System studied the effects of music on pain and anxiety scores in 154 patients receiving peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and Port-A-Caths. The study showed that music had little effect on patients receiving PICCs. Port-A-Cath patients given headphones with self-selected music rated their anxiety significantly lower at the end of the procedure. (J Radiol Nurs 2009;28:32-34.)