Music in Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Adult Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Biopsy for Hematologic Cancers or Other Diseases

RATIONALE: Listening to relaxing music during a bone marrow biopsy may be effective in reducing anxiety and pain. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well music works in reducing anxiety and pain in adult patients undergoing bone marrow biopsy for hematologic cancers or other diseases.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

120 Years

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of hematologic malignancy
* Referred or scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Must understand written and spoken English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* Prior bone marrow biopsies allowed