Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】 Objective: To explore the effect of music-assisted therapy on anxiety in patients with acute pulpitis. Methods: From February 2014 to February 2017, 160 patients were treated with acute pulpitis in our hospital. The patients were randomly divided into music group and control group. Among them, 80 cases were music group, 80 cases were control group, The state-trait anxiety scale (S-AI) was used to assess the anxiety status of patients before and after treatment, the treatment time of both groups and the VAS score of the pain before and after treatment, and the comfort of the two groups was compared. Results: There was no significant difference in S-AI scores between the two groups before treatment (t = 0.225, P = 0.823). The S-AI score in the music group and the control group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P <0.05), while the S-AI score in the music group was significantly lower than that in the control group (t = 8.192, P <0.001). The S-AI score was significantly lower in the music group than in the previous treatment (P <0.05), and significantly lower than that of the control group (t = 6.473, P <0.001). The S-AI score of the music group was significantly lower than that of the previous treatment (P <0.05) , also is the control group (t = 12.449, P <0.001). The VAS score of pain in the music group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P <0.001). The acceptance rate of the music group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P <0.001), the difference was statistically significant（χ2=9.001，P=0.003）. Conclusion: Music - assisted therapy can significantly improve the anxiety and pain during the treatment of patients with acute pulpitis and improve the satisfaction of patients.

Key words: music; adjuvant therapy; acute pulpitis; anxiety; pain.