{"id":7114,"date":"2019-06-06T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=249589"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:17:11","slug":"study-shows-music-eases-pain-and-other-symptoms-for-patients-undergoing-breast-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/study-shows-music-eases-pain-and-other-symptoms-for-patients-undergoing-breast-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Shows Music Eases Pain and Other Symptoms for Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know that the music we love is capable of making us feel better, but did you know it could actually relieve physical symptoms of pain and discomfort?<\/span>That\u2019s right! According to a new study conducted on breast cancer patients, music is actually able to make people feel less pain, anxiety, fatigue, and other symptoms associated with breast cancer and breast cancer treatment.<\/span>For their study, which was published in the European Journal of Cancer Care<\/a><\/em>, researchers followed 60 participants who listened to music in five 30-minute increments per week at their homes. They interviewed the participants after six, 12, and 24 weeks.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Adobe Stock\/Photographee.eu<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>Participants reported reduced symptom severity, pain intensity, and fatigue. What\u2019s truly interesting, however, is that the effects were both immediate and long-lasting. Patients experienced an immediate reduction in mental and physical fatigue while listening to music but also had less pain and fatigue overall, even when they weren\u2019t listening to music.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Adobe Stock\/VadimGuzhva<\/a><\/span>\u201cUsing music can support patients\u2019 physical and psychological well-being,\u201d said senior author Kuei-Ru Chou<\/a>, Ph.D., RN, of Taiwan\u2019s Taipei Medical University.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Adobe Stock\/Teodor Lazarev<\/a><\/span>On top of the physical fatigue, pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with typical breast cancer treatments, breast cancer patients often deal with depression, anxiety, and a host of other mental and emotional issues<\/a> stemming from breast cancer and related courses of treatment. The new findings on music\u2019s immediate and long-term effects on patients could contribute to better holistic outcomes for people with cancer.<\/span>The authors of the study suggest implementing home music interventions for breast cancer patients experiencing negative emotions surrounding their medical condition.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Share on Facebook<\/a><\/span>
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We all know that the music we love is capable of making us feel better, but did you know it could actually relieve physical symptoms of pain and discomfort?That\u2019s right! According to a new study conducted on breast cancer patients, music is actually able to make people feel less pain, anxiety, fatigue, and other symptoms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44496,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7114\/revisions\/44496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}