지현희1, 조현숙2

1길병원 중환자실, 2가천대학교 간호대학

Background: The purpose of this study was to verify the
effects of music therapy on subjective stress response,
salivary cortisol and fatigue for nurses working in intensive
care unit (ICU).
Methods: This study employed non-equivalent control group
pretest–posttest design on quasi experimental
basis. Subjects were 52 nurses (26 experimental and control
group respectively) who have been working at
ICU of Gil Hospital in Incheon, Korea. Data were collected
from August 4 to October 6, 2014. Experimental
group have listened to their 4-7 favorite musics individually
once for 30 minutes after day-work.
Results: In experimental group, subjective stress response
(t=5.02, P<0.001), salivary cortisol (t=2.08,
P=0.042), and fatigue (t=5.66, P<0.001) have decreased
significantly comparing to the control group.
Conclusions: This study has confirmed especially through
objective physiological index of salivary cortisol that
listening the favorite music for nurses in ICU was an effective
and objective managerial measure to resolve their
job stress and fatigue.
Korean J Health Promot 2017;17(2):119-127
Keywords: Music therapy, Nurses, Stress, physiological,
Cortisone, Fatigue