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December 2018

SURGICAL STUDY OF MUSIC IN THE OPERATING ROOM

This purpose of this study is to evaluate the perception of operating room personnel regarding the
influence and effect of music on patients and operating room staff. .

General Questions (please circle all that apply)

Profession: anesthesiologist surgeon obstetrician/gynecologist ophthalmologist resident

physician assistant nurse anesthetist surgical nurse surgical tech other

Age: 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80

Sex: Male Female Gender Neutral

Musical Preferences (please fill in one circle per question)

Music should be played in the operating room

Strongly disagree       strongly agree not sure

If operative music is played, at what level should it be played

very loud       very soft not sure

Music improves your concentration in the operating room

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Music increases the speed with which you perform in the operating room

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Music makes you more efficient during an operation

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Listening to music I dislike is distracting in the operating room

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Music can be distracting when a complication arises during surgery

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Music can be distracting when the surgeon is performing a procedure for the first time

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operating Room Communication

Music interferes with communication between operating room personnel

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Communication between operating room personnel must be altered when performing surgeries using local
anesthesia so as not to increase anxiety in patient.

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Allowing a patient to wear headphones with self-selected music during surgery reduces the risk of communication
between operating room staff causing unnecessary anxiety in a patient under local anesthesia or a general
anesthesia patient with intra-operative awareness.

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Allowing a patient to wear headphones with self-selected music during surgery under local anesthesia interferes
with communication between operating room personnel and the patient.

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Music and Patients

Music helps reduce patient anxiety if played prior to anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operative music reduces the amount of pain medication a patient needs during surgery under general anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operative music reduces the post-operative pain and discomfort of patients under general anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operative music reduces the amount of pain medication a patient needs during surgery under local anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operative music reduces the post-operative pain and discomfort of patients under local anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

It is/would be beneficial for patients to wear headphones with self-selected music while under general anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

It is/would be beneficial for patients to wear headphones with self-selected music while undergoing a surgical
procedure under local anesthesia

strongly disagree strongly agree not sure

Operating Room Music Genre & Selection

Select your preferred music genre in the operating room (up to 3 may be selected)
Broadway Classical Country Instrumental Jazz Metal Pop Rap Reggae Rhythm & Blues Rock None
Music should be selected by: (circle one) surgeon anesthesiologist entire surgical team patient consensus

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. All surveys should be returned to

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