4. Discussion
cancer, depression, anxiety
CANCER, ADVANCED CANCER
Caregivers are at high risk for stress, poor quality of life, and burnout. To address these concerns, increasing attention has been paid to using music in clinical settings such as cancer centres, hospices, and palliative programmes [According to our results, an earlier clinical trial reported that listening to pre-recorded music alleviated anxiety symptoms and depression in cancer patient caregivers [Another important consideration is that the long-term alleviation of caregiver burden could also enhance the quality of palliative care provided [In the present study, among the twelve musical genres offered to the caregivers in the intervention group, those most frequently chosen were flamenco, Latin pop, and lounge music. Some participants, therefore, opted for more relaxing music but the majority were not guided by that consideration, but rather by their preferred type of music. In further study, this question should be studied in greater depth to determine whether the musical genre chosen influences the degree of alleviation obtained. In addition, further research is required to determine whether there is any continuous effect on family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer.Among the caregivers in our sample, 57% presented a high level of burden, which is in line with previous research findings [In summary, caregiver burden is frequently experienced by those caring for family members with advanced cancer. In this study, we report the effectiveness of a short-term complementary intervention that is easily administered in a clinical setting and benefits the well-being of these family caregivers, though some limitations must be addressed. Such an intervention can be indicated by nurses providing home attention to enhance the care and health status of caregivers, which would also benefit the patients.