The use of music-assisted relaxation in the reduction of childrens distress associated with bone marrow aspirations was evaluated Six pediatric cancer patients ages 6 to 15 years were observed during a baseline procedure and then received music-assisted relaxation during the second of two consecutive bone marrow aspirations Childrens anticipatory and experienced feat and pain and their observed behavioral distress during the procedures were evaluated systematically using a within-subjects experimental design Analysis of the data indicated strong trends tor reductions in anticipatory fear experienced fear, and experienced pain A strong trend for reduction in anticipatory behavioral distress was found, but there was no significant reduction in total observed behavioral distress Implications for clinical applications and further research were discussed.
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