Effects of Music and Affirmation Recital in Women With Breast Cancer

Music and Affirmation Recital on Symptom Control, Psychological Resilience and Anxiety Levels

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of music and affirmation recitals on symptom control, psychological resilience and anxiety levels in women with breast cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Experimental (Music); Other: Experimental (Affirmation)

Detailed Description

Introduction: Music therapy is attracting attention today because it is a person-centered approach that does not require any special skills and/or significant financial investments.

Method: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of music and affirmation recitals on symptom control, psychological resilience and anxiety levels in women with breast cancer. This study will be conducted using a randomized controlled trial design. It is planned to include 75 women in total, 25 patients in the music recital group, 25 patients in the music and affirmation group and 25 patients in the control group. Data in the study will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale, State Anxiety Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale.

Conclusion: It is thought that the findings obtained in this study will contribute to the use of music and affirmation, which are cheap, effective and easily applicable methods, in chemotherapy units as a method to help reduce patients' anxiety. The study is expected to reduce the symptoms of breast cancer patients and reduce their anxiety levels

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 71
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Amasya, Turkey
    • Amasya University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Those diagnosed with breast cancer
• Those who have received at least 1 course of chemotherapy
• Those over the age of 18
• Those who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who are not receiving curative chemotherapy
• Those who do not have a phone to listen to music and affirmations
• Those who do not agree to participate in the study
• Those with mental and neuropsychiatric diseases

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental (Music); Audio recordings consisting of pentatonic music and neva makam will be uploaded to the patients' phones by the researcher. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.	Other: Experimental (Music); Audio recordings consisting of pentatonic music and neva makam will be uploaded to the patients' phones by the researcher. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.
Experimental: Experimental (Affirmation); Patients in this group will be asked to listen to the audio recording with pentatonic music and neva makam in the background, along with the affirmation sentences provided in the appendix. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.	Other: Experimental (Affirmation); Patients in this group will be asked to listen to the audio recording with pentatonic music and neva makam in the background, along with the affirmation sentences provided in the appendix. Patients will be advised to listen to these music during the period they receive chemotherapy, and they will also be asked to listen to these music in at least 15-20 minute sessions per day and for at least 3 days during the week following chemotherapy.
No Intervention: Control; No application will be made to these patients, and standard care practices will be continued.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale	This scale is used to measure cancerous voice, youth, medium units, durable, anxiety, sleepiness, excitement, feeling good and shortness of breath. The measurement of the degree of feeling to be measured from the numbers 0 to 10 on a line on the scale. In the scale, 0 represents no hissing of the symptom, 10 represents very strong hissing. The Turkish validity and publication study of the scale was published by Kurt and Unsar and the Cronbach alpha value works as 0.70.	1 month
Beck Anxiety Inventory	Beck Anxiety Inventory: Developed by Beck et al. (1988) to determine the level and frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by an individual. The scale is a Likert-type self-assessment scale consisting of 21 items and scored between 0-3. The high total score indicates the high level of anxiety experienced by the individual. The score range varies between 0-63. The scale is evaluated as 0-7 points, no anxiety symptoms, 8-15 points, mild anxiety, 16-25 points, moderate anxiety, 26-63 points, severe anxiety symptoms. The validity and reliability study in our country was conducted by Ulusoy et al. (1998) and the Cronbach alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.93.	1 month
Brief Resilience Scale	The scale was developed by Smith in 2008, and its Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Doğan in 2015. Brief Resilience Scale is a 5-point Likert-type self-report measurement tool consisting of 6 items. The answers are "Not at all appropriate (1), Not appropriate (2), Somewhat appropriate (3), Appropriate (4), Completely appropriate (5)". Items 2, 4, and 6 of the scale are reverse coded. The score obtained from the scale varies between 1 and 30. High scores obtained indicate high psychological resilience. In the validity and reliability study, the Cronbach alpha reliability value of the scale was found to be 0.83.	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Amasya University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 31, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 6, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): February 6, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 27, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): December 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 6, 2025
• Last Verified: February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Chemotherapy; Music
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Breast Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: AmasyaU-NU-789

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No