The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of live contingent music on exercise duration, frequency of negative verbalizations, and self-perception of pain, anxiety, and rehabilitation of physical therapy patients. Subjects (n=30) were patients in an extended care rehabilitation facility in Northwest Florida receiving physical therapy for various conditions. The independent variable was live contingent music played during a physical therapy session on the Restorator. Dependant variables included subjects' exercise duration, negative verbalization frequency, and self-perception of pain, anxiety, and rehabilitation levels. Analysis of Variance with Repeated Measures (ANOVA) statistical tests were conducted on all data. Subjects in the experimental group had significantly lower posttest pain and post-test anxiety levels and higher exercise duration percentages. Post-test rehabilitation levels and frequency of negative verbalizations produced no significant difference between groups. For all dependant variables, there were significant differences between sessions not differentiated by group, indicating general rehabilitative progress. This study confirmed that music decreased perceived pain and anxiety and increased exercise duration in physical therapy patients. This supports the need for further research regarding the use of music in physical therapy along with other types of therapies / A Thesis submitted to the School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. / Spring Semester, 2003. / April 8, 2003. / Live Music And Exercise Duration / Includes bibliographical references. / Jayne M. Standley, Professor Directing Thesis; Clifford Madsen, Committee Member; Dianne Gregory, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181524 |
| Contributors | Kendelhardt, Amy Renee (authoraut), Standley, Jayne M. (professor directing thesis), Madsen, Clifford (committee member), Gregory, Dianne (committee member), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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