Utility of recorded guided imagery and relaxing music in reducing patient pain and anxiety, and surgeon anxiety, during cutaneous surgical procedures: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 585 - 589
• Main Authors: Alam, Murad, Roongpisuthipong, Wanjarus, Kim, Natalie A., Goyal, Amita, Swary, Jillian H., Brindise, Renata T., Iyengar, Sanjana, Pace, Natalie, West, Dennis P., Polavarapu, Mahesh, Yoo, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; anxiety; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - prevention & control; Carcinoma, Basal Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; cosmetic procedure; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures - methods; Dermatology; Female; guided imagery; Humans; Imagery (Psychotherapy) - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Music - psychology; Pain - etiology; Pain - prevention & control; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Relaxation Therapy; relaxing music; Risk Assessment; Single-Blind Method; skin cancer surgery; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Skin Neoplasms - surgery; Surgeons - psychology; Treatment Outcome; anxiety; cosmetic procedure; guided imagery; relaxing music; skin cancer surgery

Guided imagery and music can reportedly reduce pain and anxiety during surgery, but no comparative study has been performed for cutaneous surgery to our knowledge. We sought to determine whether short-contact recorded guided imagery or relaxing music could reduce patient pain and anxiety, and surgeo...