| AMTA | The American Music Therapy Association |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CAM-ICU | Confusion Assessment Method in Intensive Care Unit |
| CAM-ICU-7 | Confusion Assessment Method in Intensive Care Unit 7 |
| CG | Control Group |
| CPOT | Critical Care Pain Observation Tool |
| DBP | Diastolic Blood Pressure |
| FAS | Facial Anxiety Scale |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| HADS | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HT | Head Trauma |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| LOC | Level of Consciousness |
| MAR | Music-Assisted Relaxation |
| MT | Music Therapy |
| NIV | Non-invasive ventilation |
| NRS | Numeric Rating Scale |
| PDM | Patient-Directed Music |
| PDMI | Patient-Directed Music Intervention |
| PDMT | Patient-Direct Music Therapy |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 |
| PTSD | The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RASS | Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale |
| SBP | Systolic Blood Pressure |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |