A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Music Therapy on Depression among Cancer Patient Admitted in Selected Cancer Hospitals at Vadodara

Diagnosis of cancer evokes far greater emotional reaction than diagnosis of any other disease regardless mortality rate or treatment modality. Shock and disbelief are the commonest initial response followed by anger, depression and feeling of loss and grief. The intensity and duration of emotional distress and the degree which interferes with patient's life can vary from individual to individual. The major sources of continuing emotional distress are fear of disease and sense of helplessness over its treatment. Cancer may affect the family in a similar way as it invades the body of patient and cause psychological distress, or anxiety and depression in them.

The study aimed at assessing the pretest and post test level of depression among cancer patient in experimental and control group, Evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy on level of depression among the patient with cancer, Determine the association between post test depression level among cancer patient and selected demographic variables such as age, gender, education, occupation, area of living, type of family, income, duration of illness, marital status, duration of stay in hospital, monthly expenditure for treatment in experimental and control group.

A Quantitative research approach with quasi experimental research design was used. The Sampling Technique used was convenient sampling technique. The setting was selected in cancer hospital s with sample size 60. Modified Zung Self rating Depression Scale was used as research tool. The reliability of the tool was established by split half method and alpha method in spss. Hence the tool was found to be reliable. Data was analysed by using Descriptive and inferential statistical method. The data was also Presented graphically.

Result of study indicate In experimental group the level of depression among cancer patients is reduce due to music therapy the pretest score mean was 40.03 while post test score was mean 25.3333.

In control group in which patients not receive music therapy has increase depression day by day in control group the pretest 34.7667 while post test score was mean 40.2333.

The Chi squre test was used to determine the association between level of post test depression and selected demographic variable in experimental and control group. The result suggest that some of the variables are significant to post depression level that are sex of the patient, total family income per month in experimental group and total family income, duration of stay in hospital in control group

The study findings revealed that the music therapy was effective in experimental group and decrease the depression level of patients. Furthermore, it is concluded that in patients who not receive music therapy having increases Depression.