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Introduction: Children with ortopedic surgery experience severe pain. Music is one of the recommended methods to cope with this pain. In Turkey, a study of the effects of music on postoperative pain in children has not been achieved. Purpose: Study the effects of music on postoperative pain in children aged 7-12 who have been under ortopedic surgery. Method: The research is semi-experimentally designed. The study was conducted between June and October 2011 at the University Hospital's Orthopedic and Traumatological Service. The sample of the study consisted of 60 children in the age group of 7-12 who had been operated. Children in the initiative group were listened to classical music after surgery. In the collection of data, the promotion form of children’s patients and their families, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used. In the analysis of the data, the percentage quarters and the difference between the two average in independent groups were used to test the importance. Results: Initiative and control groups found similar in terms of age, gender, type of surgery, surgical experience, the first time and type of analgesic applied after surgery (p > .05). Children in the initiative group had a significant lower pain score in the first 6 hours compared to children in the control group (p < .05), and in the first 12 and 24 hours there was no statistically significant difference between children in the initiative and the control group (p > .05). Result: Due to the positive effects of music in the first 6 hours after surgery, it is recommended that it be included in nursing practices as a non-pharmacological nursing initiative.

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