TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of music listening on psychosocial stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy
AU - Chang, Hsing Chi
AU - Yu, Chen Hsiang
AU - Chen, Shu Yueh
AU - Chen, Chung Hey
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the women who participated in the trial. This study was funded by Grant NSC 98-2314-B-006-045 from the Taiwan National Science Council .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Objective: While music listening has been studied as an intervention to help reduce anxiety in pregnant women, few studies have explored the effect of music listening on pregnancy-specific stress relief. This study examines the effects of music listening on psychosocial stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy. Design: A randomized controlled trial was implemented. A valid sample of 296 pregnant women in their second or third trimester was randomly distributed into an experimental group (n = 145) and a control group (n = 151). Interventions: The experimental group received routine prenatal care and music listening. The control group received routine prenatal care only. Main outcome measures: Data were collected using a demographic form, Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (PSRS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS). Results: The post-test results identified a significantly lower level of psychosocial stress in the experimental group than in the control group, particularly in terms of the stresses related to baby care and changing family relationships and to maternal role identification. However, no statistically significant differences in terms of perceived stress and maternal-fetal attachment were found between the post-test results of the two groups. Conclusion: This study provides evidence in support of using of music in interventions designed to relieve psychosocial stress in prenatal women. IRB approval number: ER98223.
AB - Objective: While music listening has been studied as an intervention to help reduce anxiety in pregnant women, few studies have explored the effect of music listening on pregnancy-specific stress relief. This study examines the effects of music listening on psychosocial stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy. Design: A randomized controlled trial was implemented. A valid sample of 296 pregnant women in their second or third trimester was randomly distributed into an experimental group (n = 145) and a control group (n = 151). Interventions: The experimental group received routine prenatal care and music listening. The control group received routine prenatal care only. Main outcome measures: Data were collected using a demographic form, Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (PSRS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS). Results: The post-test results identified a significantly lower level of psychosocial stress in the experimental group than in the control group, particularly in terms of the stresses related to baby care and changing family relationships and to maternal role identification. However, no statistically significant differences in terms of perceived stress and maternal-fetal attachment were found between the post-test results of the two groups. Conclusion: This study provides evidence in support of using of music in interventions designed to relieve psychosocial stress in prenatal women. IRB approval number: ER98223.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 26275644
AN - SCOPUS:84939128283
SN - 0965-2299
VL - 23
SP - 509
EP - 515
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
IS - 4
ER -