Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis
IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety alleviation among cancer patients.MethodsA comprehensive literature research was performed in four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science). Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs...
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| description | IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety alleviation among cancer patients.MethodsA comprehensive literature research was performed in four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science). Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. The risk of bias for the RCTs was evaluated by the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Anxiety levels were extracted to synthesize the combined effect by using meta-analysis. All analyses were performed using R version 4.0.4.ResultsIn total, 15 RCTs met the inclusion criteria involving 1320 cancer patients (662 patients in the experimental group and 658 patients in the controlled group). The majority of interventions were performed with recorded music lasting for 15-60 minutes. Compared with standard care, music intervention had a moderate superiority of anxiety alleviation (SMD: –0.54, 95% CI: [–0.92, –0.16]).DiscussionMusic intervention could reduce cancer-related anxiety moderately. Nevertheless, the result should be interpreted with caution as high heterogeneity in this pooled study. Well-designed trials with higher quality were still warranted in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a98ed335d844f15959ca7647ad562272023-01-06T19:54:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10289341028934Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysisLu Zang0Chunliang Cheng1Yongxin Zhou2Xuemei Liu3School of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Urology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaSchool of Music, Theatre and Dance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaIntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety alleviation among cancer patients.MethodsA comprehensive literature research was performed in four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science). Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. The risk of bias for the RCTs was evaluated by the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Anxiety levels were extracted to synthesize the combined effect by using meta-analysis. All analyses were performed using R version 4.0.4.ResultsIn total, 15 RCTs met the inclusion criteria involving 1320 cancer patients (662 patients in the experimental group and 658 patients in the controlled group). The majority of interventions were performed with recorded music lasting for 15-60 minutes. Compared with standard care, music intervention had a moderate superiority of anxiety alleviation (SMD: –0.54, 95% CI: [–0.92, –0.16]).DiscussionMusic intervention could reduce cancer-related anxiety moderately. Nevertheless, the result should be interpreted with caution as high heterogeneity in this pooled study. Well-designed trials with higher quality were still warranted in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1028934/fullmusicmusic therapymental healthcancermeta-analysis |
| spellingShingle | Lu Zang Chunliang Cheng Yongxin Zhou Xuemei Liu Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis Frontiers in Psychology music music therapy mental health cancer meta-analysis |
| title | Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_full | Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_short | Music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_sort | music therapy effect on anxiety reduction among patients with cancer a meta analysis |
| topic | music music therapy mental health cancer meta-analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1028934/full |
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