Table I.
Descriptive statistics of the whole sample
| Variable | Group | N | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Control | 6 | 60.00 | 19.30 |
| Music | 6 | 63.83 | 17.42 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 71.16 | 16.36 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 66.12 | 16.26 | |
| Total | 26 | 65.34 | 16.69 | |
| SAPS% | Control | 6 | 30.13 | 15.56 |
| Music | 5 | 32.62 | 22.07 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 57.81 | 23.65 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 33.72 | 17.43 | |
| Total | 25 | 38.42 | 21.50 | |
| LOS | Control | 6 | 315.10 | 210.61 |
| Music | 6 | 187.75 | 108.19 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 134.24 | 73.33 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 313.62 | 165.59 | |
| Total | 26 | 243.52 | 162.42 | |
| MVH | Control | 6 | 256.75 | 178.63 |
| Music | 6 | 135.33 | 96.09 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 85.25 | 34.92 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 213.47 | 164.97 | |
| Total | 26 | 175.83 | 143.11 | |
| Ramsey – MV | Control | 6 | 3.44 | 1.12 |
| Music | 6 | 3.35 | 2.01 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 3.77 | 2.19 | |
| Rejecter | 7 | 2.94 | 1.16 | |
| Total | 25 | 3.36 | 1.59 | |
| Ramsey – Sum | Control | 6 | 3.16 | 1.24 |
| Music | 6 | 3.25 | 2.02 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 3.80 | 2.02 | |
| Rejecter | 7 | 2.56 | 1.10 | |
| Total | 25 | 3.17 | 1.59 | |
| Opioid – MV/day | Control | 6 | 12.58 | 28.56 |
| Music | 5 | 4.72 | 4.65 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 2.34 | 2.51 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 27.89 | 71.78 | |
| Total | 25 | 13.45 | 42.35 | |
| Opioid – Total/day | Control | 6 | 7.33 | 16.25 |
| Music | 5 | 6.95 | 7.82 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 1.69 | 1.58 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 11.30 | 27.21 | |
| Total | 25 | 7.17 | 17.17 | |
| BZD – MV/day | Control | 6 | 1.92 | 1.45 |
| Music | 5 | 15.70 | 10.10 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 5.00 | 7.81 | |
| Total | 25 | 5.20 | 8.23 | |
| BZD – Total/day | Control | 6 | 2.15 | 1.38 |
| Music | 5 | 14.03 | 10.28 | |
| Suggestion | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Rejecter | 8 | 2.43 | 3.13 | |
| Total | 25 | 4.10 | 6.89 | |
| Abbreviations: Age: Age of patients (year); SAPS%: Percent of predicted death rate; LOS: Length of stay in intensive care unit (hours); MVH: Length of mechanical ventilation (hours); Ramsey – MV: Score of Ramsey Sedation Scale during mechanical ventilation (scores 1–6); Ramsey – Sum: Score of Ramsey Sedation Scale during the whole length of stay (scores 1–6); Opioid – Mv/day: Opioid requirement per day during mechanical ventilation (mg/day); Opioid – Total/day: Opioid requirement per day during the whole length of stay (mg/day); BZD – MV/day: Benzodiazepine requirement per day during mechanical ventilation (mg/day); BZD – Total/day: Benzodiazepine requirement per day during the whole length of stay (mg/day) | ||||