Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is a diagnostic radiological procedure used widely to investigate infertility as an invasive, uncomfortable, and painful procedure. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of music played to women during HSG on pain and anxiety. METHODS: This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted at the Gynecology Polyclinic of Atatürk University Health Study and Application Center between 27.01. 2022 and 04.12.2023. The study population consisted of women admitted to the relevant institution for HSG. The study sample consisted of 80 women, 40 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group, who met the study criteria from the specified population. In the study, the women in the experimental group listened to Acemaşiran Maqam as music during HSG. No intervention was applied to the control group except routine practice. "Personal Information Form," "Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)," and "State Anxiety Inventory" were used to collect the data. Frequency, percentage, mean scores, standard deviation, t-test for dependent groups, and t-test for independent groups were used in the statistical analyses. The statistical significance of the data was evaluated at the p < 0.05 level. RESULTS: The mean post-test score of the State Anxiety Inventory was 38.88 ± 5.12 for the women in the experimental group and 45.83 ± 4.33 for the women in the control group. The difference between the mean scores was statistically significant. For this reason, it was determined that the women in the experimental group who listened to music during HSG had a decrease in anxiety levels after HSG (p < 0.001). The mean VAS post-test score of the women was 6.05 ± 2.11 in the experimental group and 7.15 ± 2.32 in the control group, and the difference between the mean scores was significant according to the results; it was determined that the post-HSG pain level of women in the experimental group, who listened to music during HSG, was lower than the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It was found that the music played during HSG reduced the pain and anxiety levels of women. For this reason, the use of music during HSG is recommended.