TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of Music Intervention for Reducing Anxiety and Promoting Satisfaction in First-Time Filipino Fathers
AU - Labrague, Leodoro J.
AU - McEnroe-Petitte, Denise M.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Childbirth is an anxiety-provoking event in a man’s life. Therefore, strategies to decrease paternal anxiety during childbirth are necessary. This study determined the effects of music and satisfaction of first-time Filipino fathers during childbirth. In the study, a prospective quasi-experimental design was utilized. Ninety-eight purposive samples of first-time fathers were included in the study, 50 were allocated in the experimental group (music group) and 48 in the control group (nonmusic group) during the months of August to October 2013. Paternal anxiety and satisfaction were measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Visual Analogue Scale for Satisfaction, respectively. Results revealed that the first-time fathers in the experimental group had lower State Trait Anxiety Inventory scores (p
AB - Childbirth is an anxiety-provoking event in a man’s life. Therefore, strategies to decrease paternal anxiety during childbirth are necessary. This study determined the effects of music and satisfaction of first-time Filipino fathers during childbirth. In the study, a prospective quasi-experimental design was utilized. Ninety-eight purposive samples of first-time fathers were included in the study, 50 were allocated in the experimental group (music group) and 48 in the control group (nonmusic group) during the months of August to October 2013. Paternal anxiety and satisfaction were measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Visual Analogue Scale for Satisfaction, respectively. Results revealed that the first-time fathers in the experimental group had lower State Trait Anxiety Inventory scores (p
KW - anxiety
KW - childbirth experience
KW - client satisfaction
KW - experimental design
KW - men’s health
KW - music
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988314559240
DO - 10.1177/1557988314559240
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84957810009
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 10
SP - 120
EP - 127
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 2
ER -