Archive for June, 2008
June 26th, 2008 18:06:29
Blocking noise but not music lowers bispectral index scores during sedation in noisy operating rooms.
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Blocking noise but not music lowers bispectral index scores during sedation in noisy operating rooms.
J Clin Anesth. 2008 Feb;20(1):12-6
Authors: Kang JG, Lee JJ, Kim da M, Kim JA, Kim CS, Hahm TS, Lee BD
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether playing music or blocking noise can reduce bispectral index (BIS) values during propofol sedation. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. SETTING: Operating room. PATIENTS: 63 ASA physical status I and II patients, aged 55 to 75 years, undergoing total knee replacement. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were divided into three groups: noise, silence, and music. After induction of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, sedation was begun with 1.2 mug/mL of propofol in a target-controlled infusion. In the silence group, patients’ ears were packed tightly to block ambient noise, whereas patient-selected music was applied to patients in the music group. Patients in the noise group were exposed to ambient operating room noise. MEASUREMENTS: Bispectral index measurement was recorded 7 times during operation. Ambient room noise was recorded at the same time sequence. MAIN RESULTS: Sound level was highest when the saw (T3, 80.25 dB) and the impact device (T4, 80.98 dB) were in use. Bispectral index scores in the silence group during those times (T3, 68.5 vs 76.9, P = 0.025, and T4, 67.6 vs 78, P = 0.005) were lower than in the noise group. However, BIS scores were similar in the noise and music groups. Preoperative anxiety level, postoperative comfort level, and pain scores were similar in all groups. CONCLUSION: Blocking noise is more effective than playing music in reducing BIS scores during propofol sedation in a noisy environment.
PMID: 18346603 [PubMed - in process]
June 25th, 2008 23:06:15
Facing the music.
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Facing the music.
Psychol Sci. 2007 Sep;18(9):756-7
Authors: Thompson WF, Russo FA
PMID: 17760767 [PubMed - in process]
June 23rd, 2008 18:06:10
“It’s a hurricane! it’s a hurricane!”: can music facilitate social constructive and sociodramatic play in a preschool classroom?
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“It’s a hurricane! it’s a hurricane!”: can music facilitate social constructive and sociodramatic play in a preschool classroom?
J Genet Psychol. 2006 Dec;167(4):383-91
Authors: Love A, Burns MS
Sustaining attention and successfully engaging with others in collaborative play are important accomplishments focused on in preschool classrooms and childcare centers. In addition, music is frequently used in early childhood classrooms, and even recommended as an environmental feature to motivate and regulate children’s behavior. Although pretend play provides appealing opportunities for developing these social abilities, no studies to date have explored the use of music as a tool to motivate and sustain constructive and social pretend play. Results from the current study indicate that within 1 preschool classroom, more sustained play (with fewer interruptions) occurred when music played as compared to when no music played in the background. In addition, significantly more dyadic play occurred when slower music played in the background, than when no music played.
PMID: 17645229 [PubMed - in process]
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