Effect of Combined Music Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients with Uterine Adenomyosis Following HIFU Treatment.
JinJin Yang, Ya Chen
Noise & health December 31, 2025 DOI: 10.4103/nah.nah_139_25 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Retrospective study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 146 |
| Population | Patients with uterine adenomyosis after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation, admitted January to December 2024 |
| Interventions | Music therapy Mindfulness-based stress reduction |
| Duration | Assessed on postoperative Day 3 and 14 days after care |
| Measures | Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Mindfulness-based stress reduction Music therapy Treatment outcome Uterine adenomyosis |
| Key points | Adding music therapy to mindfulness-based stress reduction was associated with lower pain scores on postoperative Day 3 and lower depression, anxiety, and sleep-quality scores 14 days after care compared with mindfulness-based stress reduction alone. Quality-of-life utility values were higher in the combined group (0.602 vs 0.437), with reported improvements in self-care and anxiety/depression. |
Abstract
To investigate the effects of music therapy combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological state, pain and sleep in patients with uterine adenomyosis after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation. A retrospective study was conducted on 146 adenomyosis patients admitted from January 2024 to December 2024. In accordance with nursing methods, patients were assigned to the mindfulness group (n = 68), which received mindfulness-based stress reduction care, or the combined group (n = 78), which received music therapy plus mindfulness-based stress reduction. Clinical data, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores, Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores and EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) scores were compared. On postoperative Day 3, the VAS scores were significantly lower in the combined group (P < 0.05), and 14 days after care, the SDS, SAS and PSQI scores were all lower than those of the mindfulness group. EQ-5D analysis revealed significant improvements in self-care and anxiety/depression in the combined group (P < 0.05). Utility values were 0.437 ± 0.153 in the mindfulness group and 0.602 ± 0.161 in the combined group (P < 0.05). Music therapy with mindfulness-based stress reduction improves anxiety management, self-care, quality of life and recovery in postoperative HIFU patients with adenomyosis and alleviates pain.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |