Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of soothing music on the elderly patients undergoing conscious colonoscopy examination. Methods A total of 220 elderly patients were randomly selected from the patients who made an appointment for conscious colonoscopy in our center (non anesthetic colonoscopy), and were randomly divided into the control group (n=110) and the observation group (n=110). The patients in the control group received routine health education and nursing, while the patients in the observation group received soothing music intervention on the basis of routine education and nursing. The differences in discomfort and tolerance between the two groups were compared. Results The time of entering the microscope, the degree of abdominal pain and distension, the incidence rate of nausea and vomiting, anxiety and fear scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group with significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions The application of soothing music during colonoscopy examination can significantly shorten the time of colonoscopy, relieve the discomfort and the bad mood accompanying the examination, and improve the tolerance of the elderly patients, which is a good auxiliary method for elderly patients during conscious colonoscopy examination.

Key words: soothing music, aged, colonoscopy