TY - JOUR
T1 - Listening to Remotely Monitored Home-based Preferred Music for Pain in Older Black Adults with Low Back Pain
T2 - A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Acceptability
AU - Sorkpor, Setor K.
AU - Miao, Hongyu
AU - Moore, Carolyn
AU - Johnson, Constance M.
AU - Maria, Diane M.Santa
AU - Pollonini, Luca
AU - Ahn, Hyochol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Society for Pain Management Nursing
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a complex condition that is widespread among older Black adults. Nonpharmacologic interventions are recommended as first-line therapy, but their use in practice is limited, possibly due to misunderstanding of their analgesic characteristics. Aim: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of listening to preferred music at home to relieve pain in older Black adults aged 65 years or older with LBP. Method: We recruited 20 community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) with LBP to use noise-isolating headphones to listen to their preferred music for 20 minutes twice daily for four days via the MUSIC CARE® app. Feasibility was determined using enrollment, adherence, and attrition rates, and acceptability was determined using the Treatment Acceptance and Preference (TAP) scale. Average pain scores were self-reported using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) after the second intervention of the day. Pain scores were evaluated using paired sample t test and repeated-measures ANOVA. Results: Enrollment, adherence, and attrition rates were 95.25%, 100.00%, and 0.00%, respectively. Most participants rated the TAP scale at ≥3, indicating acceptance. Pain scores decreased significantly from baseline (M = 46.90, SD = 21.47) to post-intervention (M = 35.70, SD = 16.57), t (19) = 2.29, p =.03. Repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant decrease in mean pain scores over time [F (2.36, 44.88) = 5.61, p =.004, η2 =.23]. Conclusions: Listening to preferred music for 20 minutes twice a day is a feasible and acceptable intervention that can considerably reduce pain in older Black adults with LBP.
AB - Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a complex condition that is widespread among older Black adults. Nonpharmacologic interventions are recommended as first-line therapy, but their use in practice is limited, possibly due to misunderstanding of their analgesic characteristics. Aim: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of listening to preferred music at home to relieve pain in older Black adults aged 65 years or older with LBP. Method: We recruited 20 community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) with LBP to use noise-isolating headphones to listen to their preferred music for 20 minutes twice daily for four days via the MUSIC CARE® app. Feasibility was determined using enrollment, adherence, and attrition rates, and acceptability was determined using the Treatment Acceptance and Preference (TAP) scale. Average pain scores were self-reported using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) after the second intervention of the day. Pain scores were evaluated using paired sample t test and repeated-measures ANOVA. Results: Enrollment, adherence, and attrition rates were 95.25%, 100.00%, and 0.00%, respectively. Most participants rated the TAP scale at ≥3, indicating acceptance. Pain scores decreased significantly from baseline (M = 46.90, SD = 21.47) to post-intervention (M = 35.70, SD = 16.57), t (19) = 2.29, p =.03. Repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant decrease in mean pain scores over time [F (2.36, 44.88) = 5.61, p =.004, η2 =.23]. Conclusions: Listening to preferred music for 20 minutes twice a day is a feasible and acceptable intervention that can considerably reduce pain in older Black adults with LBP.
KW - Humans
KW - Aged
KW - Low Back Pain/therapy
KW - Music
KW - Pilot Projects
KW - Feasibility Studies
KW - Music Therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.07.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 37482453
AN - SCOPUS:85165642098
SN - 1524-9042
VL - 24
SP - e102-e108
JO - Pain Management Nursing
JF - Pain Management Nursing
IS - 5
ER -