Table 2 Anxiety scores and physiological parameters of patients before the music session
| Â | Â | Total sample (n = 171) n (%) or mean, SD | Self-selected music group (n = 84) n (%) or mean, SD | Predetermined music group (n = 87) n (%) or mean, SD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety scores | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 STAI trait anxiety score (STAI form Y-B) (1 MD) | Anxiety scorea | 42.5, 9.8 | 42.0, 10.0 | 43.1, 9.6 | 0.309 |
Very low (≤ 35) | 42 (24.7) | 23 (27.4) | 19 (22.1) | 0.298 | |
Low (36–45) | 67 (39.4) | 36 (42.9) | 31 (36.1) | ||
Middle (46–55) | 41 (24.1) | 15 (17.8) | 26 (30.2) | ||
High (56–65)/very high (> 65) | 20 (11.8) | 10 (11.9) | 10 (11.6) | ||
 STAI state anxiety score (STAI form Y-A) | Anxiety scorea | 38.9, 12.4 | 39.0, 13.1 | 38.8, 11.9 | 0.857 |
Very low (≤ 35) | 78 (45.6) | 40 (47.6) | 38 (43.7) | 0.248 | |
Low (36–45) | 45 (26.3) | 22 (26.2) | 23 (26.4) | ||
Middle (46–55) | 29 (17.0) | 10 (11.9) | 19 (21.8) | ||
High (56–65)/very high (> 65) | 19 (11.1) | 12 (14.3) | 7 (8.1) | ||
 VAS anxiety score (2 MD) | Anxiety scorea | 3.4, 2.5 | 3.6, 2.4 | 3.2, 2.6 | 0.209 |
Physiological parameters | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Pulse rate | Rate (Bpm)a | 75.6, 13.1 | 74.2, 13.1 | 76.9, 13.0 | 0.085 |
>  80 Bpm | 53 (31.0) | 26 (31.0) | 27 (31.0) | 0.991 | |
 Systolic blood pressure | Pressure (mmHg)a | 121.4, 17.6 | 120.5, 15.4 | 122.3, 19.5 | 0.493 |
≥ 140 mmHg | 27 (15.8) | 12 (14.3) | 15 (17.2) | 0.596 | |
 Diastolic blood pressure (1 MD) | Pressure (mmHg)a | 75.0, 12.4 | 74.0, 11.8 | 76, 13.0 | 0.325 |
≥ 90 mmHg | 27 (15.9) | 9 (10.8) | 18 (20.7) | 0.079 | |
 Hypertension (1 MD) | ≥ 140/90 mmHg | 37 (21.8) | 15 (18.1) | 22 (25.3) | 0.255 |