Abstract
Objective: Nowadays music is used to decrease pain and increase relaxation in clinical settings. It is hypothesized that music can affect women more easily than men. We assessed the effect of two types of music (Iranian folkloric and preferred music) on pain tolerance and pain rating in cold pressor test. Methodology: A consecutive sample of 50 healthy Iranian medical students was enrolled. They reported pain tolerance and pain rating in cold pressor test in three different musical conditions served as the outcome measures. The results were analyzed with repeated measurement analysis of variance. Result: Mean tolerance time was significantly higher in preferred music compared to Iranian folkloric music (F (1,48) =25.44, p=0.0001) and no music (F(1,48)=3.51, p=0.0001) conditions. There was a significant interaction when tolerance time in no music condition was compared to preferred music condition, regarding sex; Tolerance time increased more in females (F(1,48)=5.53, p=0.023). The results also indicated that pain ratings, regardless of sex, were different in three musical conditions (F(1.7,81.34)=15.37, p=0.0001). Conclusion: Music distracted attention from pain and Women can be impressed and distracted more easily by music.
Highlights
Ever since the creation of human being, varied necessities including physical and psychological needs have been accompanying him and he has1
The results indicated that mean tolerance times, collapsing across sex, were significantly different in three musical conditions (F(1.7,81.54)=48.56, p=0.0001)
Mean tolerance time was significantly higher in preferred music compared to Iranian folkloric music (F(1,48)=25.44, p=0.0001) and no music (F(1,48)=3.51, p=0.0001) conditions
Summary
Ever since the creation of human being, varied necessities including physical and psychological needs have been accompanying him and he has. 128 Pak J Med Sci 2013 Vol 29 No 1 www.pjms.com.pk been in need of some tools to fulfill these necessities and adjust himself with his environment. It is hypothesized that music can affect women more than men because women are more emotional and sentimental. With this assumption, it is probable that music is more powerful pain distracter in women rather than in men. The cold pressor test has been recognized as a standard test to induce experimental pain since 1982. In this experimental study we used CPT to study the effect of Iranian traditional music and the preferred music on pain tolerance and pain intensity
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