Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most persistent and commonly occurring side effect of cancer and its treatments. CRF can negatively impact recovery and there is a lack of music intervention research addressing CRF. The purpose of this randomized study was to determine the effects of a single patient-preferred live music (PPLM) session on fatigue, energy, and pain in adults on a medical oncology/hematology unit. Participants (N = 36) were randomly assigned to experimental or wait-list control conditions and completed measures at pre- and posttest. Experimental participants received an individual PPLM session. Participants were provided with a 35-song menu consisting of music from a variety of genres. The results indicated significant between-group differences in posttest fatigue (p = .004) and pain (p = .027) with experimental participants having more favorable means. Although the between-group difference in posttest energy was not significant, the experimental group had a greater increase in energy from pre- to posttest than the control group. As CRF is common and the existing literature indicates that adults in medical settings tend to prefer receptive interventions, PPLM may represent a practical and effective intervention to address fatigue and pain for adults on a medical oncology/hematology unit. Limitations, implications for clinical practice, and suggestions for further research are provided.

癌症相关的疲劳（CRF）是癌症及其治疗方法中最持久且最常见的副作用。CRF会对恢复产生负面影响，并且缺乏针对CRF的音乐干预研究。这项随机研究的目的是确定在医学肿瘤学/血液学部门进行的一次患者偏爱的现场音乐（PPLM）会议对成年人疲劳，精力和疼痛的影响。参与者（N  = 36）被随机分配到实验或候补名单控制条件，并在测试前和测试后完成测量。实验参与者参加了单独的PPLM会议。为参与者提供了35首歌曲菜单，其中包含来自各种流派的音乐。结果表明，测试后疲劳的组间差异显着（p = 0.004）和疼痛（p  = .027），而实验参与者的方法更为有利。尽管各组之间测试后能量的差异不显着，但实验组从测试前到测试后的能量增加比对照组大。由于CRF很常见，并且现有文献表明，医疗环境中的成年人倾向于接受接受性干预，因此PPLM可以代表一种切实有效的干预措施，以解决医学肿瘤学/血液学科中成年人的疲劳和疼痛。提供了局限性，对临床实践的影响以及进一步研究的建议。