Clinical Investigation

The Thoughts of Nurses and Doctors in Pediatric Clinics Upon the Application of Music in Clinics

  • Sebahat Altundağ Dündar

Received Date: 05.07.2010 Accepted Date: 04.09.2011 Meandros Med Dent J 2011;12(3):11-15

OBJECTIVE:

The increasing attention towards free treatment has also increased the application of music as a treatment method in recent years. This study was carried out in order to detect the views of nurses and doctors working in the pediatric clinics upon the application of music in clinics.

MATERIALS and METHODS:

The descriptive research, Research and Application in a hospital in the Aegean region was carried out in the pediatric clinic. The population of the research was composed of 46 nurses and doctors working in these clinics. 30 participant who accepted to attend the research composed the sample group. The survey form which was developed by researchers was used in the gathering of data. The analyses of data was done by using number and percentage distribution on SPSS 11.0 statistic programme.

RESULTS:

43.3% of the participants are doctors and 56.7% of the participants are nurses. 43.3% of the nurses and doctors who are involved in the research are working in pediatry service. 73.3% of the participnats asserted that they heard of music therapy before.

CONCLUSION:

As a result of the study, the knowledge level of nurses and doctors working in the pediatric clinics is not found to be adequate upon music application.

Keywords: Music application, pediatrics, music