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The modulating effect of music on the surgeon’s
psychological state: a prospective randomized controlled trial Abstract Listening to music when we operate may be a matter of personal choice, however there is laboratory evidence that music may increase manual dexterity and the ability to perform complex tasks. This study was designed to explore the effect of music on the surgeon in the operating room with a prospective randomized controlled design, and is the first of its kind. Orthopaedic surgeons were recruited and were required to complete pre and post-operative validated psychological questionnaires for all operations they performed that were one hour or longer, giving scores for the modulation of psychological state. Sealed envelopes were used to randomize the surgeons to listen to music or not during the operation. A multivariate ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. 30 operations were randomized (music, n=16; no music n=14). Post-operative negative affect was reduced in the group listening to music, but was significantly increased in the group that did not listen to music (p=<0.01). in both groups the effect of completing an operation gave a significant transient reduction in anxiety (p<0.01), and this reduction gave surgeons an anxiety level significantly lower than the published norms (p<0.01). This study shows that listening to music when a surgeon operates can positively influence their psychological state, and in addition, it is the first study to identify a transient euphoric state of a surgeon on completing a successful operation. |
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