Effect of music on the patients anxiety that endoscopy will be applied

Endoscopic interventions are very difficult, stressful invasive diagnostic and treatment models for patients that are caused anxiety. In order to reduce anxiety some complementary methods are applied such as therapeutic communication, music therapy. This study was determined to examine that the effect of music on the patients anxiety that lower and upper gastrointestinal system (GIS) endoscopy will be applied. The studying group was constituted total 72 patients that 36 of experimental group other 36 of control group. The questionnaire form which was prepared by researchers including socio-demographic variables and the State Trait Inventory which was used to applied patients before and after music therapy.According to the study, it was found statistically significant difference between the experimental group’ pre-test and post-test state anxiety scores ( p<0.05). And also statistically significant difference was found between experimental groups and control groups of post-test state enxiety scores (p>0.05). As a result, music reduced to patients’ anxiety level that gastrointestinal endoscopic intervention will be applied. Music to decrease anxiety can be suggested to use as a independent nursing initiativ