Utilização de música terapêutica no cuidado de neonatos hospitalizados: uma revisão integrativa da literatura.

Abstract

To review scientific evidence in the literature on the use of therapeutic music by health professionals in the care of hospitalized newborns. Method: This is a research with a qualitative approach, of the integrative literature review type, developed according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis - PRISMA Recommendation. The review included articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in the last 10 years, since 2013, in the LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF and Web of Science databases, of experimental and observational types. Duplicate articles, review studies and those that did not respond to the objective of the study were excluded. For data analysis, the content analysis technique was used. At the end of the bibliographic survey, 21 articles were selected for the preparation of the integrative review. Results: It was observed that 52.4% of the studies came from the Web of Science database, 61.9% of them were published in Qualis A1 or A2 journals, in the period from 2020 to 2023, 52.4% were studies from randomized clinical trial type and 57.1% of them were level II. The results presented in this review showed that the appropriate use of therapeutic music can modify the physiological responses of newborns in the short term, with positive effects on vital sign parameters, in addition to alleviating their suffering and making the hospital environment less painful. . Conclusions: Therefore, considering the irrefutable benefits of therapeutic music in neonatal hospital care, it is recommended that it be included as a complementary care practice in neonatal care units, as long as it is carried out by properly qualified health professionals.