# Music in Surgical Recovery

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 9 minutes - Note completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 21, Test 4, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-40: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Music therapy for surgical patients
Background
Surgery impacts patients because they may experience discomfort or unwelcome changes to their **(31)** _____.
Current post-surgical strategies focus mainly on pain relief.
Recent research
A study reviewed data from about 100 **(32)** _____ and found that listening to music
improved hospital patients' sense of wellbeing.
reduced the length of their stay.
The patients in the study all listened to music with a **(33)** _____ effect.
The music was mostly played through music **(34)** _____.
Patients reported an absence or low levels of **(35)** _____.
Medical records confirmed that patients who were played music in hospital needed less **(36)** _____ than those who weren't played music.
The best results were achieved when patients were played music while they were **(37)** _____.
The study concluded that playing music was effective because it served as a **(38)** _____.
The researchers recommend playing either music or sounds from **(39)** _____ to all surgical patients.
A future study will investigate the best **(40)** _____ for the music.

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