동통실험을 통한 국악중재효과 평가

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Objectives: To assess the effects of Korean traditional music on perceived pain through cold-pressor task (CPT). Methods: This was a two-sequence, two-period, two-treatment crossover study and involved giving two treatments to each subject. Twenty-six subjects were divided into two groups by randomization, and CPT was performed. In sequence group 1, subjects listened to Korean traditional music (KTM) during their first period but not in the second period. This sequence was reversed in group 2. After each CPT, subjects’ pain intensity (PI) in visual analog scale (VAS) and pain tolerance (PT) in time scale were measured. Anxiety sensitivity inventory (ASI-16) from subject was also measured to show the relationship between the pain responses and the degrees of anxiety. Results: There were statistically significant differences in PI with listening KTM (6.26±2.25) compared to without listening KTM (6.69±1.83; p<0.0001) and in PT with KTM (15.42±11.06) compared to without KTM (11.24±8.54; p=0.040). PI between normal and anxious group classified by anxiety scores was statistically significant. Conclusions: KTM has a meaningful effect on reducing PI and increasing PT during CPT. KTM effect in PI differs from normal and anxious group. These results may be useful in the context of other surgical procedures to reduce perceived pain.

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