{
  "abstract": "Please confirm that an ethics committee approval has been applied for or granted: Yes: I’m uploading the Ethics Committee Approval as a PDF file with this abstract submissionApplication for ESRA Abstract PrizesBackground and Aims Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a highly inflammatory systemic disorder. We aim to assess the effect of music therapy model Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) on daily activities in patients with RA suffering from chronic pain.Methods This prospective randomized trial( NCT04380129) included adult patients with chronic pain due to RA, who were referred to our Outpatient Pain Clinic. After informed consent, participants were randomized (electronically) either in music therapy sessions (GIM group) or in music listening (control group). ‘Intervention’ was defined as ‘a weekly session of listening to Helen Bonny’s Caring program for 4 weeks’. The main outcome of interest was daily activity levels, as measured by the SF-36 questionnaire. Outcomes were recorded before the initiation of treatment and five weeks later. According to power analysis 37 participants per group were recruited. We used a repeated measures analysis to detect differences between the groups. Tests were two-tailed and statistical significance was established at 5% (p<0.05).Results Our study identified no statistically significant differences in physical functioning (repeated measures t-test, p1 = 0.229, and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, p2 = 0.191) and somatic role (p1 = 0.093, and p2 = 0.108). Nevertheless, there was a significant improvement in bodily pain (p1<0.001,p2<0.001), general health perception (p1=0.03, and p2=0.016), vitality (p1<0.001,p2<0.001), social functioning (p1<0.001,p2<0.001), and mental health (p1<0.001,p2<0.001).Conclusions The analyses show significant improvements in health-related quality of life from the first to the second measurement. Notable enhancements were observed in Bodily Pain, Vitality, Social Functioning, and Mental Health, with General Health also showing improvement.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Music Therapist, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa University Hospital, Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece, 41500, Larissa, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Georgia Nika"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Assistant Professor of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Anaesthesiology and Postoperative Intensive Care, Ioannina, Greece, 45110, Ioannina, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Agathi Karakosta"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece, Larissa, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Alexandros Brotis"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Anaesthesiologist, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa University Hospital, Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece, 41500, Larissa, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Maria P Ntalouka"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Assistant Professor in Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa University Hospital, Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece, 41500, Larissa, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Metaxia Bareka"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Professor in Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa University Hospital, Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece, 41500, Larissa, Greece"
      ],
      "name": "Eleni Arnaoutoglou"
    }
  ],
  "title": "P275 Effect of Bonny method of guided imagery and music therapy as complementary treatment in the daily activities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled study",
  "uid": "6b3b6beb-5bdf-5ea3-b2ed-4b116aa97a98"
}