Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to review the effect of music as a non-invasive, non-pharmacological, inexpensive method with no side effects, on people with heart disease
Background. Heart disease is a common disease with considerable annual mortality. This review study investigates studies to bring a comprehensive view about the effect of music therapy on recovery of people with heart disease.
Method. This study was a narrative review in which studies in Persian and English language were searched out in databases/ search engines Magiran, SID, IranMedex, Pubmed, Scopus, and Google Scholar using the keywords music therapy, heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, hypertension, hypertension, heart surgery and open heart surgery. Inclusion criteria included articles being published in Persian or English language that examined the effect of music on recovery of people with heart disease. There was no time limit for articles under review. Exclusion criteria included articles that their full text were not accessible.
Findings. Out of 24 articles, the most of them (10 articles) examined the effect of music on hypertensive patients and on vital signs in heart patients (8 articles). The results showed that the effect of music on the recovery of heart patients included increasing the percentage of oxyhemoglobin saturation, relieving pain, reducing anxiety and depression, improving sleep quality and reducing fatigue. The music had no effect on mean arterial pressure and respiration. There were conflicting results regarding the effect of music on blood pressure and heart rate.
Conclusion. Considering the easy and cost-free application of this method, it is recommended that the health care team and especially nurses use this non-invasive method in the care of people with heart disease.