Daily music listening to reduce work-related stress: a randomized controlled pilot trial. 2020

A Raglio, and D Bellandi, and M Gianotti, and E Zanacchi, and M Gnesi, and M C Monti, and C Montomoli, and F Vico, and C Imbriani, and I Giorgi, and M Imbriani
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy.

Literature shows that music can reduce stress conditions. This pilot study investigated the effects of music listening on work-related stress and well-being in healthcare professionals. A total of 45 subjects were randomly assigned to three treatment groups: No Music, Individualized Music and Melomics-Health Listening. Music groups experienced a daily 30-min-playlist listening for 3 weeks at home. The Maugeri Stress Index-Revised (MASI-R) and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) were administered at baseline, after 3 weeks and after 7 weeks (follow-up). Longitudinal data were analyzed by means of a nested ANOVA model, testing the main effects of time and treatment and the interaction between them. MASI-R scores showed a positive trend in music groups and a worsening in the control group. Only the interaction time/treatment emerged as supporting a trend toward statistical significance (P = 0.07). PGWBI showed a stability in music groups and a clear decline in controls, without significant effects. Results from the study support the need for a larger clinical trial: it is suggested that daily music listening could be implemented to reduce work-related stress and that the effects may be related, not only to individual musical preferences and familiarity, but also to specific music structures and parameters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009146 Music Sound that expresses emotion through rhythm, melody, and harmony. Classical Music,Hip Hop Music,Jazz Music,Rap Music,Rock and Roll Music,Songs,Vocal Melody,Hop Music, Hip,Melodies, Vocal,Melody, Vocal,Music, Classical,Music, Hip Hop,Music, Jazz,Music, Rap,Song,Vocal Melodies
D009147 Music Therapy The use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders. Therapy, Music
D010865 Pilot Projects Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000073397 Occupational Stress Adverse psychological and behavioral reactions caused by the pressures and demands of employers or clients or other factors, such as the physical environment of the workplace, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; or WORKPLACE BULLYING. Job Control,Job Demands,Work Stress,Workplace Abuse,Job Stress,Job-related Stress,Professional Stress,Work Place Stress,Work-related Stress,Workplace Bullying,Workplace Stress,Abuse, Workplace,Bullying, Workplace,Demand, Job,Job Demand,Job Stresses,Job related Stress,Job-related Stresses,Occupational Stresses,Professional Stresses,Stress, Job,Stress, Job-related,Stress, Occupational,Stress, Professional,Stress, Work,Stress, Work Place,Stress, Work-related,Stress, Workplace,Stresses, Workplace,Work Place Stresses,Work Stresses,Work related Stress,Work-related Stresses,Workplace Abuses,Workplace Stresses

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