The Effect of Music in the Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room on Caregiver Anxiety
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 19 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/27/2019 |
| Start Date: | July 24, 2018 |
| End Date: | February 1, 2020 |
| Contact: | Nipam P Shah, MBBS, MPH |
| Email: | nshah@peds.uab.edu |
| Phone: | 205-638-7431 |
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of playing classical music in
the waiting room on caregiver anxiety. People who enter the study will be asked a few
identifier questions including age and relation to patient and then will be asked fill out a
survey regarding anxiety.
the waiting room on caregiver anxiety. People who enter the study will be asked a few
identifier questions including age and relation to patient and then will be asked fill out a
survey regarding anxiety.
The study investigators will initially screen for participants based on the patient's acuity
level. If the patient meets the low acuity requirement and if they have a wait time greater
than 20 minutes then the caregiver will be approached to obtain informed consent once they
have been placed in a room. If they choose to be included in the study, the patient's medical
record number will be recorded, a personal identification number will be assigned, and the
patient's information will be entered into the personal identification number key and into
our research database. A questionnaire asking participants age and relation to patient and
the state-trait anxiety inventory will be administered to the caregiver. An additional
question of perceived wait time will also be asked.
level. If the patient meets the low acuity requirement and if they have a wait time greater
than 20 minutes then the caregiver will be approached to obtain informed consent once they
have been placed in a room. If they choose to be included in the study, the patient's medical
record number will be recorded, a personal identification number will be assigned, and the
patient's information will be entered into the personal identification number key and into
our research database. A questionnaire asking participants age and relation to patient and
the state-trait anxiety inventory will be administered to the caregiver. An additional
question of perceived wait time will also be asked.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult caregivers; age >18 year, accompanying a pediatric patient with acuity level ≥ 4
- Patient must have been in waiting area for at least 20 minutes
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-english speaking caregivers
- Hearing impaired caregivers
- Caregivers accompanying a patient with an acuity level less than 4
We found this trial at
1
site
1720 2nd Ave S
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
(205) 934-4011
Principal Investigator: Jennifer M Smedley, DO
Phone: 205-638-7431
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