The Effect of Music on the Cognition of Older Adults Undergoing Hip and Knee Surgery

Authors

  • Ruth G. McCaffrey DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47513/mmd.v1i1.280

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of music listening on the acute confusion that is common in older adults after hip or knee surgery. Music listening is an activity that does not require active physical partic- ipation from the patient but provides an environment for healing. This study used a random control experimental design with a music-listening group and control group for 22 older adults undergoing hip or knee surgery. The experimental group listened to music at the bedside for at least 4 hours daily. The NEECHAM Acute Confusion Scale and the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam were used to measure cognition and acute confusion. Find- ings demonstrate that the music-listening group had higher levels of cognitive function and less confusion than those who did not listen to music.

Author Biography

Ruth G. McCaffrey, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC

Ruth McCaffrey, Doctor of Nursing Practice, is an associate professor at the Christine E Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, and the director of the Initiative for Intentional Health, whose mission is to promote individual health through self-reflection and self-discovery.

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009)

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