Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON HAMILTON ANXIETY SCORE IN PRE–HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

Kanta Kumari, Abhishek Acharya

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The experience of high levels of stress and anxiety during pregnancy is common for women. Prenatal anxiety will frequently lead to prenatal and postpartum depression. So present study was shown the effect of music therapy on Hamilton Anxiety Score in pregnant women. One Hundred women in the third trimester of pregnancy with pre–hypertension were included in the study. They were divided into study and control group; each consisting of 50 subjects. Subjects included in the study group were asked to come daily or at least six times a week for continuous three months duration for music therapy. Data were collected before and after music therapy sessions. In Study group significantly lower mean value of Hamilton Anxiety score was found after three months of Music therapy and comparison in Control group was found statistically non significant effect on Hamilton Anxiety Score after three months. So we can say that music therapy is beneficial therapy for anxiety.

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Kanta Kumari, Abhishek Acharya, EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON HAMILTON ANXIETY SCORE IN PRE-HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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