ArticleTaiwan journal of ophthalmology
Effect of slow tempo music on markers of anxiety during cataract surgery: Randomized control trial.
Article in Taiwan journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05744141 (The Effect Of Relaxation Exercises Before Cataract Surgery On The Anxiety Level Of Elderly İndividuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect Of Relaxation Exercises Before Cataract Surgery On The Anxiety Level Of Elderly İndividuals
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of music therapy on physiological response and anxiety in perioperative ophthalmic patients: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of music intervention on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Television decreases intra-operative hypertensive events in cataract surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Trial
- Effect of sound therapy on postoperative stress and satisfaction in patients undergoing outpatient surgery: a single-blind randomized trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Effect of cervical pillow in phacoemulsification surgery for age-related cataract patients: a prospective randomized controlled study.International ophthalmology · 2024Trial
- Effective Strategies to Reduce Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery: An Umbrella Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Acoustic features of music differentially modulate anxiety through EEG gamma oscillations and prefrontal connectivity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to objectively measure the effect of slow tempo music on various markers for anxiety. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is a repeated measure randomized control trial of patients with age-related cataracts undergoing cataract extraction through phacoemulsification under local anesthesia. Patients were randomized into two groups: music group where a standardized piano music was played and control group. Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) levels were measured at the beginning and at the end of surgery. Blood pressure and heart rate were also measured at 5 min before surgery and at four other standardized points during and after surgery. Visual Analog Scale for anxiety was also gauged: preoperatively, perioperatively, and 15 min postoperatively.
resultsNinety-two patients were randomized equally to the music group and control group. Paired sample
conclusionA slow tempo music during cataract surgery was shown to significantly reduce several indicators for anxiety at various points during cataract surgery.
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