The Effects of Music during a Physical Examination Skills Practice: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design and Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Normality Testing
3.2. DASS-21
3.3. POMS
3.4. Physiological Parameters
3.5. Effect Size
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions and Future Directions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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POMS Subscale | Music | No Music | p Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | ||
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
Depression–Dejection | 1 (3.25) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 0 (1) | 0.2948 |
Fatigue–Inertia | 7 (5.25) | 4 (5) | 7 (6) | 6 (4) | 0.2293 |
Tension–Anxiety | 9 (8) | 3 (4.5) | 7 (6) | 5 (4) | 0.9154 |
Music | p Value | No Music | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pretest | Posttest | Pretest | Posttest | |||
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
Pulse | 85 (14.5) | 74 (22) | <0.0001 | 83 (18) | 78 (16) | 0.0207 |
SBP (mmHg) | 117 (15) | 114 (16) | 0.0963 | 120 (13) | 116 (18) | 0.0506 |
DBP (mmHg) | 76 (8.5) | 76 (7.5) | 0.3984 | 77 (9.0) | 75 (9.0) | 0.2633 |
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Artemiou, E.; Gilbert, G.E.; Sithole, F.; Koster, L.S. The Effects of Music during a Physical Examination Skills Practice: A Pilot Study. Vet. Sci. 2017, 4, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040048
Artemiou E, Gilbert GE, Sithole F, Koster LS. The Effects of Music during a Physical Examination Skills Practice: A Pilot Study. Veterinary Sciences. 2017; 4(4):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040048
Chicago/Turabian StyleArtemiou, Elpida, Gregory E. Gilbert, Fortune Sithole, and Liza S. Koster. 2017. "The Effects of Music during a Physical Examination Skills Practice: A Pilot Study" Veterinary Sciences 4, no. 4: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040048
APA StyleArtemiou, E., Gilbert, G. E., Sithole, F., & Koster, L. S. (2017). The Effects of Music during a Physical Examination Skills Practice: A Pilot Study. Veterinary Sciences, 4(4), 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040048