Background

arterial hypertension is a disease with a high prevalence worldwide. Among the alternatives for its treatment, music therapy is effective together with pharmacological treatment.

Objective

to describe the music therapy influence in the reduction of moderately high blood pressure figures.

Methods

an observational, analytical, case-control study was carried out with patients (n=100) who attended the Rolando Ricardo Estrada Polyclinic’s Emergency Room, in the Báguanos municipality (Holguín), from 2021 to 2022, selected through purposive non- probabilistic sampling. Two groups of 50 patients each were created. The case group was exposed to music therapy, but not the control group.

Results

in both groups, patients aged between 40 and 59 years (41%), female (55%) and with a previous diagnosis of arterial hypertension (58%) predominated. At the time of going to the polyclinic, systolic pressure between 140 and 159 mmHg (62%) predominated in both groups. After one hour had elapsed, in most of the patients in the case group the figures dropped to 120 and 139 mmHg (32%). In the control group, a slight decrease was observed, but a higher percentage of patients with 140 to 159 mmHg (25%) remained.

Conclusion

patients exposed to music therapy showed a more marked decrease in moderately elevated blood pressure figures, compared to those not exposed.

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