The benefits of music in hospital waiting rooms

Author(s): Tansik, D. A.

Journal/Book: Health Care Superv. 1997; 16: 31-40.

Abstract: This study investigated the impact of music on visitors in a hospital surgery/intensive care unit waiting room. The researchers controlled the presence/absence of music in the waiting area. Visitors' stress levels and perceptions of customer service were assessed through a questionnaire handed out by hospital volunteers. Results indicated that music reduced self-reported stress levels and that visitor stress levels were inversely related to perceptions of customer service. The implications of these findings for supervisors and other health care personnel are discussed.

Keyword(s): Health Facility Environment. Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over. Human. Intensive Care Units. Music. Questionnaires. Southwestern United States. Stress, Psychological/epidemiology/prevention & control. Surgery Department, Hospital. Visitors to Patients/psychology

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