This study, which has a randomized controlled experimental design, was planned to determine the effect of music therapy on the anxiety level of family health personnel working in primary health care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study will be carried out between 4 August and 31 December with nurses, midwives and other family health personnel working in family health centers. Participants will be randomized into two groups, a control and an intervention group. Individuals in the intervention group will receive 15 minutes of music therapy once a day for 5 days. No intervention will be made in the control group. Data Descriptive Question and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory online design; It will be collected on the Google Forms platform.. Data analysis will be done using SPSS 20 program.
Today, billions of people are struggling with the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. The
pandemic causes many psychosocial and mental health problems in humans. (Montano and Acebes
2020, Guo, Feng et al. 2020, Ostacoli, Cosmo et al. 2020, Carmassi, Foghi et al. 2020,
Heitzman 2020, Sun, Sun et al. 2021, Yuan ,Gong et al. 2021, Taylor, Landry et al 2020 ).
Many people have faced problems such as stress, depression and anxiety (Liu, Yang et al
2020). Compared to other segments of the society, health workers experience these problems
more frequently and more severely. The reason for this is that healthcare professionals
undertake the task of providing health care services to people infected with the virus, being
together with patients, having close contact and meeting their health needs. This situation
triggers the risk of contact with patients, fear of death, concerns about the health of
themselves and their family members, and psychological problems (Aykurt and Aykurt 2020).
Therefore, healthcare workers are considered to be a high-risk group in which the
psychological consequences of COVID-19 are significant and persistent (Fiorillo and Gorwood
2020).
Studies in the literature have shown that healthcare workers experience severe anxiety due to
COVID-19. (Yanez, Jahanshahi et al 2020, Sahebi, Nejati et al 2021, Lai, Ma et al 2019, Ataç,
Sezerol et al 2020, Luo, Liu et al 2021).
It is very important to screen health workers who provide uninterrupted service in pandemic
conditions in terms of anxiety and other psychological problems and to plan remedial
interventions. In this context, music therapy, which is known as an effective method to
reduce the anxiety level of individuals and reduce stress, comes to mind. Music therapy
studies with healthcare professionals are limited in the literature. In this context, it is
aimed that this study will contribute to filling this gap in the literature and creating a
database.
Other: Music Therapy
Classical Music, Turkish Classical Music, Turkish Folk Music and Sufi Music
Inclusion Criteria:
- Not having a verbal or auditory communication barrier,
- To voluntarily agree to participate in the research,
- Not having a diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disease,
- Having the opportunity to fill out the surveys online,
- Possess the title of midwife or nurse.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having a diagnosed neuropsychiatric disorder,
- Verbal and auditory communication disability,
- Not being willing to participate in the research,
- Having a title other than a midwife or nurse.
Family Health Centers in Bolu
Bolu, Turkey
Investigator: ASM
Sinem Kurtoğlu
05544657304
sinem.nehirrr@gmail.com
Saadet Can Çiçek
05062846936
saadet.cancicek@ibu.edu.tr
Saadet Can Çiçek, Study Director
http://www.ibu.edu.tr/tr