Live Music in the Intensive Care Unit

Launched by AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Jun 3, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

1. Introduction The intensive care unit (ICU) has been and is still undergoing paradigmatic changes and technological advancements, meaning that an increased number of patients are conscious during their ICU stay and more survive to remember their ICU admission. Patients are admitted to the ICU because they are in urgent need of life saving treatments. However, an ICU admission can be a traumatic experience for patients and their relatives. The ICU patient room is designed with the purpose of promoting advanced care and treatment performed by the healthcare professionals. However, the room ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults (\>18 years)
• • Admitted to one of the four participating ICU departments for a minimum of 24 hours
• • Able to read and speak Danish
• • For incapable patients, it is necessary to have a close relative (e.g., spouse or adult child), as these will provide proxy consent for study participation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unstable patients with a need of change/adjustment of the ongoing treatment of e.g. drug infusions or ventilator settings during the music intervention, as this can possibly affect the HRV measurements.

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