23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

A therapy session normally lasts between 20 and 29
minutes.
The results can be summed up in the following table:
TABLE OVER CHANGE
IN VALUES
Group A = values measured after 5 mín rest and at end
of session
Group B = values measured at arrival and after 5 min
rest
Group C = values measured at arrival and at end of
session
SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure. DBP = Diastolic Blood
Pressure. P = Pulse
Group Un-
chan-
ged
Rise
N=
m=
Rise
sd=
Rise
Whole group Fall
n=
m=
Fall
sd=
Fall
629
N=
m= sd=
ASBP 1 24 8,92 9,94 - 4,34 9,44 57 - 9,98 7,65
ADBP 3 22 8,86 10,58 - 5,35 7,69 58 - 9.09 7,66
AP 8 18 4,78 4,16 - 4,49 7,20 56 - 8,43 5,08
BSBP 4 16 7,06 3,51 - 4,29 9,44 62 -12,74 8,94
BDBP 5 22 7,41 7.73 - 4,23 10,67 55 - 8,51 9,92
BP 12 19 5,32 5,69 - 3,16 7,18 51 - 7.14 5,06
CSBP 3 12 8,33 6,09 -12,20 12,94 67 -16,75 9,35
CDBP 5 14 6,00 7,69 - 7,98 11,23 63 -11,38 10,03
CP 2 13 5,40 5,84 - 7,40 8,25 67 - 9,86 5,54
Table 1: Changes in Blood Pressure. (Skille 1989)
Cally Br∅nstad, registered nurse working at TRILAX
Centre in Steinkjer, carried out a similar study based on