The Effect of Music Interventıon on Pain Level And Analgesic Consumption After Surgery Using A Mobile Application Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Orthopedic surgical interventions are implementations that cause patients to experience pain the most. Music intervention is a universal approach that distracts patients’ attention from negative experiences such as pain. Objetives: This study aimed to determine the effect of tonalities applied at different times of the day on the pain levels and analgesic consumption of the patients with the mobile / android application after the surgery.

Methods: Randomized controlled single-blind experimental study. The study was conducted with 60 patients who had undergone orthopedic surgery in the orthopedic service of a university hospital between May 2021 and April 2022. Different tonalities were used that affect the moods of the people in the morning (T1), noon (T2), and evening (T3). The data of the research were collected using the “Music Mobile / Android Application” developed by the software developer and which included tabs for patient information form, pain, analgesic consumption amount, and music intervention. Results: It was determined that the pain levels of the music group decreased at all times. It was found that the use of analgesic in the postoperative 24 hours was significantly less in the experimental group.

Conclusions: The music intervention (different hours of the day) applied to patients undergoing orthopedic surgery on the 1st postoperative day in the morning, noon, and evening hours reduced the severity of pain and the amount of analgesic consumption.