Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Locsin, Rozzano
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of nature-based sounds on the preoperative anxiety of 30 patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures. Preoperative anxiety was measured utilizing a visual analog scale. Of the 30 subjects who were randomly placed in either control or experimental groups, 15 subjects comprised the experimental group who were provided with nature-based sounds, and 15 subjects comprised the control group who listened to non-vocal musical sounds. Pre-test data were collected upon admission to the preoperative area, while post-test data were collected prior to entering the operating room suite. Measurements consisting of blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate were also obtained both times. Using the t-statistic, results showed significant differences in the anxiety responses and the systolic blood pressures of patients who were provided with nature-based sounds than those provided with non-vocal musical sounds. The results of this study suggest that nature-based sound decreases anxiety responses of the preoperative patient.
Extent
69 p.
Recommended Citation
Cullum, Alcinda Louise, "Effects of nature-based sounds on patient anxiety during the preoperative period" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1120.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1120
Identifier
FADT15390
Comments
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.