| Title |
Short-term effects of relaxation music on patients suffering from primary open-angle glaucoma
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Ophthalmology, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/opth.s88732 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas Bertelmann, Ilse Strempel |
| Abstract |
To evaluate whether additive relaxation music (RM) has an adjuvant short-term effect on physiological and psychological parameters in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Prospective, randomized clinical trial. Patients in the therapy group (TG) received a 30-minute RM via headphones, whereas members of the control group (CG) did not. Best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, visual field testing, short- and long-term mental states, and blood levels of different stress hormones were analyzed and compared. A total of 25 (61%)/16 (39%) patients were assigned to the TG/CG. Best corrected visual acuity, daily intraocular pressure, and short-term mental state (KAB) development were significantly better in the TG in comparison to controls. Visual field testing, long-term mental well-being (profile of mood states), and adrenalin, cortisol, and endothelin-I blood levels did not differ significantly between both groups. Additive RM applied on a daily basis can positively impact various physiological and psychological parameters in the short term. |
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