Below are titles and links to abstracts from articles describing clinical studies with specially designed music, published in International medical journals. To download the original articles in full length: follow the instructions on the individual journals' websites.
School-aged children’s experiences of postoperative music medicine on pain, distress, and anxiety
Authors: Stefan Nilsson RN, MSC*†, co-authors: Eva Kokinsky MD, PhD*, Ulrica Nilsson RNA, PhD‡ and Karin Enskär RN, PhD†
*Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg , †Department of Nursing Science, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping and ‡Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden.
Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial
Author: Ulrica Nilsson Assisting Professor, RNA and PhD at the Centre for Health Care Sciences at Örebro University Sweden. Published in Journal of Clinical Nursing August 2009
Patients’ perception of music versus ordinary sound in a post anaesthesia care unit:
Malmoe University Hospital, Sweden, Ann-Charlotte Fredriksson, Leif Hellström, Ulrica Nilsson. A randomised crossover trial. Published in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing May 2009
The effect of music intervention in stress response to cardiac surgery in a randomized clinical trial.
Author: Ulrica Nilsson Assisting Professor, RNA and PhD at the Centre for Health Care Sciences at Örebro University Sweden. Published in ’Heart & Lung – The journal of Acute and Critical Care’Oct.2008
The effect of music on heart rate and motion artefacts during gamma camera acquisition for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Download Poster PDF
By: Pulawska T., Gerhardt M., Sondergaard, S. and Zerahn,B.
Meaning, Power and Exoticism in Medicinal Music: A Case Study of MusiCure in Denmark
Author: Tore Tvarnø Lind - Tore Tvarnø Lind is Assistant Professor in ethnomusicology at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen.2.November 2007. Published in Ethnomusicology Forum, Nov. 2007.
Designed sound and music environment in post anaesthesia care units--a multicentre study of patients and staff.
Authors: Thorgaard P, Ertmann E, Hansen V, Noerregaard A, Hansen V, Spanggaard L. Published in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 2004.
Specially selected music in the cardiac laboratory—an important tool for improvement of the wellbeing of patients. 30 October 2003 Authors: Gøtzsche B, Henriksen BB, Pedersbaek G, Thomsen I. Published in European journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
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Bachelor project Jan.2009 Abstract PDF
A qualitative examination of Music as a tool for parents hospitalised with their child in the paediatric nursing section. Profession School Metropol Herlev
Authors: Camilla Sulsbrück, Katrine Bach and Pernille Bille
Music intervention among children with autism spectrum disorder and sleeping difficulties.
By Susan Gulstad, Education Consultant, Egebakken – school for children with autism, Denmark
By Susan Gulstad, Education Consultant, Egebakken – school for children with autism, Denmark
Specially selected music in the Cardiac Laboratory PDF -an important tool for improvement of the well-being of patients By Bitten Gøtzsche , Specialist Nurse at the Cardiac Laboratory in Aalborg, Denmark.
Author and study leader: Bitten Gøtzsche, Ward Nurse, Cardiac Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.
Treatment of psychiatric patientssuffering from anxiety using MusiCure (PDF)
A pilot study. Author and project coordinator: Torben Egelund Soerensen, Candidate in Music therapy,Psychiatric Department, Horsens Hospital, Denmark. Supervisor: Joergen Tybjerg, MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Department, Horsens Hospital, Denmark. Published October 2004
Treatment of psychiatric patientssuffering from anxiety using MusiCure (PDF)
A pilot study. Author and project coordinator: Torben Egelund Soerensen, Candidate in Music therapy,Psychiatric Department, Horsens Hospital, Denmark. Supervisor: Joergen Tybjerg, MD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Department, Horsens Hospital, Denmark. Published October 2004
Multicenter post anaesthetic care unit project: A project performed at 5 wards at 3 Danish university hospitals describing the effect of designed music sound environment in relation to staff and patients with special focus on variations related to the various geography. Number of patients: 325 Published June 2003
Music for patients in intensive care and recovery wards at Odense University Hospital
Music therapy during the recovery process after major surgical proceduresOver the last three years there has been a particular focus on the sound environment at two intensive care wards at OdenseUniversityHospital. This article discusses, based on the results from a qualitative study, how the existing sound environment has been changed using music. Published May 2004
Summary of project Ataraxia: By PhD student, music therapist, teacher Karin Schou.
A project at Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark describing the effect of music on pain, nausea, well being and anxiety in a post anaesthetic care unit. Number of patients: 200
Published November 2003
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Medicine and Music (PDF)
By Lars Heslet Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Civ. Ing.
Published June 2003
The use of specially designed music in Intensive Care Section 4131, Danish State Hospital Copenhagen Denmark
Our Musical Brain (PDF)
By Lars Heslet Professor, Dr. Med. Sci., Civ. Ing.
Intensive Care Section 4131, Danish State Hospital
Published November 2003