Influence of ambient music on perceived exertion during a pulmonary rehabilitation session: a randomized crossover study
Gregory Reychler, Florian Mottart, Maelle Boland, Emmanuelle Wasterlain, Thierry Pieters, Gilles Caty, Giuseppe Liistro, Gregory Reychler, Florian Mottart, Maelle Boland, Emmanuelle Wasterlain, Thierry Pieters, Gilles Caty, Giuseppe Liistro
Abstract
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key element in the treatment of COPD. Music has been shown to have a positive effect on parameters related to a decrease in exercise tolerance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of listening to ambient music on perceived exertion during a pulmonary rehabilitation session for COPD subjects.
Methods: COPD subjects randomly performed a session of pulmonary rehabilitation with or without ambient music. Perceived exertion (Borg scales), anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety Subscale), dyspnea (visual analog scale), and cardiorespiratory parameters were compared at the end of both sessions.
Results: Forty-one subjects were analyzed. The characteristics of the COPD subjects were as follows: age, 70.5 ± 8.4 y; body mass index, 22.7 ± 3.9 kg/m(2); and FEV1, 38.6 ± 12.5 % predicted. Perceived exertion was not modified by ambient music, but anxiety was improved (P = .02). Dyspnea, fatigue and cardiorespiratory parameters were not influenced by music during a typical session of the pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that perceived exertion during one pulmonary rehabilitation session was not influenced by ambient music. However, a positive effect on anxiety was observed. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01833260.).
Keywords: COPD; anxiety; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; exercise; fatigue; music.
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Source: PubMed