Music for Management of Pain and Promotion of Sleep and Relaxation

Abstract

PROBLEM: Due to identification of HealthCare's contributions to the opioid crisis in the US, there is an increasing interest in the use of CAM therapies to replace and/or augment traditional pharmacologic interventions for patients experiencing acute or chronic pain conditions. However, few nurses have received adequate instruction on how to use many of these interventions. Background: Based upon the literature, the CAM intervention with some of the most compelling evidence suggests that music-listening as a nurse administered or nurse taught and self-administered intervention offers relief of pain, and promotes sleep and relaxation in patients who suffer from painful conditions.