LIMA, V. de O. O efeito de atividades musicais interativas sobre o bem-estar de crianças com alterações urogenitais durante internação hospitalar para cirur gia [Effects of interactive musical activities on the well-being of children with urogenital anomalies during hospitalization for surgery]. Master’s Dissertation – Faculdade de Medicina da USP. São Paulo (SP), 2015.
Available on: doi: <10.11606/D.5.2015.tde-11082015-154843>
Background: Hospitalizations and surgeries are stressful situations mainly for children. This research intended to evaluate the effect of interactive musical activities in reducing stress in children hospitalized for urological surgery. Methods: 54 children were invited for the study, of which 40 participated. 22 of those were part of the experimental group and 18 of the control group. The experimental group participated in 15 to 30 minutes daily sessions of playful interactive musical activities during hospitalization (~ 5 days), except on the day of surgery. The Child Stress Scale – ESI, the Drawing-and-Story Procedure and salivary cortisol at 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM were used to evaluate the degree of stress in these children. Results: The stress score decreased significantly in both groups, mainly in the experimental group. There was no significant difference in positive and negative feelings towards the surgery in both groups. Salivary cortisol levels between the 2 groups were also similar. Conclusion: A positive effect of musical activities in children’s stress reduction during the hospitalization period was observed, indicating that these procedures can contribute to the well-being of these patients.