Many studies have shown the positive effects of music therapy on managing anxiety, stress and depression of hospitalized patients. However, data on mood, anxiety, pain, depression, stress and attention level in Australia is limited where music therapy is involved. This randomized controlled pilot study examines this issue.

A sample of 26 patients (12 male and 14 female) from the General Medicine Ward were recruited and randomly assigned to a treatment group (n = 12) and control group (n = 14). The treatment group received 30-minutes of individualized music therapy sessions for five consecutive days; they are compared to standard care in the control group. Pain and mood were measured using a Visual Analog Scale, and stress, anxiety and depression were measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21).

Multivariate regression models were used to examine the change in mood, pain, depression, anxiety and stress in the both groups. Results showed a statistically significant difference in mood, pain and anxiety, but not in depression and stress scores. Moreover, participants in the treatment group showed more hospital satisfaction compared to those in the control group.

许多研究表明音乐疗法对控制住院患者的焦虑，压力和抑郁有积极作用。但是，在涉及音乐治疗的澳大利亚，关于情绪，焦虑，疼痛，抑郁，压力和注意力水平的数据有限。这项随机对照试验研究研究了这个问题。

招募了来自General Medicine Ward的26位患者（12位男性和14位女性）的样本，并将其随机分配至治疗组（n = 12）和对照组（n = 14）。治疗组连续五天接受了30分钟的个性化音乐治疗；将它们与对照组的标准护理进行比较。使用视觉模拟量表测量疼痛和情绪，并使用抑郁，焦虑和压力量表（DASS 21）测量压力，焦虑和抑郁。

多元回归模型用于检验两组的情绪，疼痛，抑郁，焦虑和压力的变化。结果显示，在情绪，疼痛和焦虑方面有统计学意义的差异，但在抑郁和压力评分方面没有差异。此外，与对照组相比，治疗组的参与者对医院的满意度更高。