Benefits of music therapy as an integrative option in oncological treatment
Abstract
Objective: To identify the efficacy of music therapy treatments that address symptoms in cancer patients and show some type of psychological, physiological, spiritual, social or intellectual benefit. Method: A documentary analysis was carried out that involved a comparative study of scientific evidence. Results: Music therapy minimizes the physiological effects of specific oncological treatments such as chemotherapy, it is used as a complement to morphine or sufentanil, reducing pain and influencing the emotional life of the patient. Conclusions: It is a discipline that shows positive evidence in emotional situations reducing depression, anxiety and stress, helping in relaxation and improving the pain threshold, postulating itself as a non-pharmacological option that should lead to an implantation every time. more standardized in hospital centers.
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