Comparing the lilt voice of Koran with normal situation, silence, Arabic music and Iranian music on adequacy of dialysis

Improving the adequacy of dialysis is the main factor for reducing complications and mortality in dialysis patients. According to different researches, music affects physiologic factors. But there is not any research that reveals the effect of music on dialysis adequacy. This study was conducted to compare the effect of the voice of the Koran with normal sound, silent, Arabic and Iranian music on adequacy of dialysis. This clinical trial study was conducted by participation of all chronic renal failure final phase patients admitted in haemodialysis ward of Jahrom’s Motahari hospital in 2008. 68 patients were selected by purposive or goal-oriented method. Data were collected using Glak & Stark religious measuring questionnaire. Interventions were done in 5 stages. Normal situation, lilt or rhythmic voice of Koran (Yasin: 1-83), Iranian music (30 minute), Arabic music (30 minute) and silent situation. All variables affecting adequacy of dialysis in all intervention sessions were homogenized. Dialysis adequacy was compute by kt/v formula. Data were analyzed using Chi square, Paired T test and ANOVA test. Means of dialysis adequacy calculated by 0.963 ± 0.757 kt/v, 51.6 ± 87.9 URR and 0.484 ± 0.121 PRU formulas. No significant difference was observed in 5 groups by ANOVA test (p>0.05). Normal situation had the best dialysis adequacy. No one of the situations had impact on dialysis adequacy; although the calculated adequacy by kt/v formula in the Koran sound-using situation shows an improvement increase which is not significant.