Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial
Nilsson U. · Journal of clinical nursing · 2009 · randomised control trial
Original publication · Original publication
Attributed extracts from the research record
“Listening to music during bed rest after open-heart surgery has some effects on the relaxation system as regards s-oxytocin and subjective relaxations levels. This effect seems to have a causal relation from the psychological (music makes patients relaxed) to the physical (oxytocin release).”
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- randomised control trial
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- 2
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- Randomized controlled design recorded in the publication-specific design or bibliographic indexing.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19583647/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02718.x
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- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
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- 2026-10-27
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- Music, heart-rate variability, cognition, emotional regulation, pain and mental health
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- Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19583647/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02718.x
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Molecular biomarkers
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“Listening to music during bed rest after open-heart surgery has some effects on the relaxation system as regards s-oxytocin and subjective relaxations levels. This effect seems to have a causal relation from the psychological (music makes patients relaxed) to the physical (oxytocin release).”
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19583647/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02718.x
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- Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19583647/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02718.x
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- “Listening to music during bed rest after open-heart surgery has some effects on the relaxation system as regards s-oxytocin and subjective relaxations levels. This effect seems to have a causal relation from the psychological (music makes patients relaxed) to the physical (oxytocin release).”
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19583647/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02718.x
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