Does music reduce anxiety and discomfort during flexible sigmoidoscopy? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

World J Gastrointest Endosc · 2017 · PMC5437389 · PMID 28572877

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Patients who listened to music during their flexible sigmoidoscopy had less pain compared to those who did not, but this difference did not reach statistical significance [Random effects; SMD: 0.345 (-0.014, 0.705), S.E = 0.183, P = 0.06].

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