Music's Impact on Preoperative Anxiety: Heart Rate Variability Study During Cataract Surgery

Impact of Music on Preoperative Anxiety Level Measured by Heart Rate Variability During Cataract Surgery

The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to evaluate heart rate variability (HRV)before and after listening to music in patients scheduled for cataract surgery under topical anesthesia, compared to patients who do not listen to music. Our hypothesis is that the anxious population with a low HRV benefits from an anxiolytic effect of music to increase HRV levels.

Inclusion Criteria:

• information and consent of the patient,
• age greater than or equal to 18 years,
• affiliation to a social security system,
• benefiting from non-emergency ambulatory cataract surgery under topical anesthesia
• not being under legal protection.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate,
• language barriers that are incompatible with a reliable assessment
• use of beta-blockers, including eye drops
• use of adrenergic, antiadrenergic, cholinergic and anticholinergic drugs
• use of psychotropic drugs, anxiolytics.