Music therapy for surgical patients: Listening answers

Answers 31–40

1. 31

   routine Note completion

   The notes paraphrase “routine disturbed” as unwelcome changes to their routine.

   “They may also be negatively affected by having their routine disturbed.”

2. 32

   trials Note completion

   The source says the research team identified nearly 100 “trials,” matching the study data described in the notes.

   “They identified nearly 100 trials involving a total of 7,000 patients”

3. 33

   calming Note completion

   The notes’ “calming effect” paraphrases the source’s “calming quality.”

   “a common factor was that the chosen music had a calming quality.”

4. 34

   pillows Note completion

   The source says music was most often delivered through music pillows.

   “More often, though, the mode of delivery was by what are known as music pillows.”

5. 35

   anxiety Note completion

   The notes’ absence or low levels of anxiety restate that patients felt no anxiety or only slight anxiety.

   “surgical patients said that either they had no feelings of anxiety at any point, Or those feelings were only slight.”

6. 36

   medication Note completion

   The medical notes showed that patients who heard music needed less medication for pain relief.

   “those who were given music to listen to didn't need as much medication to ease their pain as those patients who weren't played music.”

7. 37

   awake Note completion

   The source says the effects were greater when patients were awake, matching the notes’ “best results.”

   “the positive effects were greater when patients were awake.”

8. 38

   distraction Note completion

   The study’s explanation was that music worked through distraction.

   “the researchers came to the conclusion that it worked on patients by distraction.”

9. 39

   nature Note completion

   The researchers recommend that nature sounds can be used instead of music.

   “if they prefer, recordings taken from nature can be just as good as music.”

10. 40

    volume Note completion

    The future study will investigate the appropriate volume at which to play the music.

    “the team now plan to focus their next research on the most appropriate volume to play the music at,”

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