Abstract
With the increasing application of music therapy in clinical practice, the effectiveness of music therapy in improving the negative emotions of patients, relieving pain, and adjusting the physiological state has also been receiving increasing recognization. Moreover, music therapy as adjuvant therapy for conventional treatment can achieve a better improvement in patient satisfaction and facilitate the acceptance of make music therapy by the medical industry. In addition to inevitable trauma, general surgery is criticized for its long treatment cycles and postoperative pain. With the continuous development of fast-track surgery (FTS), music therapy has received more attention in general surgical treatment. This study reviews the development history and prospects of music therapy in general surgery.
Highlights
IntroductionDepartment of general surgery is a clinical discipline that treats the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal, anorectal, vascular diseases, thyroid and breast tumors, trauma, and other diseases with surgical methods, which is the largest department in the surgical system. Psychological and physical pressures are inevitable for patients undergoing general surgery, which compromises the effectiveness of the surgery. Furthermore, postoperative pain, physiological stress reaction, or even postoperative complications promote the occurrence of anxiety, resulting in a vicious circle of “preoperative anxiety - high surgical risk-delayed postoperative recovery - postoperative anxiety - aggregated delayed postoperative recovery and even poor prognosis.” Music therapy (MT) is an emerging discipline that contributes to the elimination of psychological barriers and the restoration or improvement of physical and mental health of the patients through various specially designed musical behaviors, with the theories and methods of psychotherapy as the basis and the unique physical and psychological effects of music as guidance. In short, MT is to improve clinical efficacy and increase palliative benefit with the joint participation of music therapists [1]. Modern medicine has been witnessing a shift from a “biomedicine” model to a “biopsycho-social medicine” model [2], which encourages the application of MT in increasing clinical practices. This study summarizes the current application of MT in general surgery departments by studying recent domestic and foreign literature, analyzes the limitations of current MT, and proposes future expectations
Modern medicine has been witnessing a shift from a “biomedicine” model to a “biopsycho-social medicine” model [2], which encourages the application of Music therapy (MT) in increasing clinical practices
This study summarizes the current application of MT in general surgery departments by studying recent domestic and foreign literature, analyzes the limitations of current MT, and proposes future expectations
Summary
Department of general surgery is a clinical discipline that treats the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, gastrointestinal, anorectal, vascular diseases, thyroid and breast tumors, trauma, and other diseases with surgical methods, which is the largest department in the surgical system. Psychological and physical pressures are inevitable for patients undergoing general surgery, which compromises the effectiveness of the surgery. Furthermore, postoperative pain, physiological stress reaction, or even postoperative complications promote the occurrence of anxiety, resulting in a vicious circle of “preoperative anxiety - high surgical risk-delayed postoperative recovery - postoperative anxiety - aggregated delayed postoperative recovery and even poor prognosis.” Music therapy (MT) is an emerging discipline that contributes to the elimination of psychological barriers and the restoration or improvement of physical and mental health of the patients through various specially designed musical behaviors, with the theories and methods of psychotherapy as the basis and the unique physical and psychological effects of music as guidance. In short, MT is to improve clinical efficacy and increase palliative benefit with the joint participation of music therapists [1]. Modern medicine has been witnessing a shift from a “biomedicine” model to a “biopsycho-social medicine” model [2], which encourages the application of MT in increasing clinical practices. This study summarizes the current application of MT in general surgery departments by studying recent domestic and foreign literature, analyzes the limitations of current MT, and proposes future expectations.
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