The effectiveness of music therapy for patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Author: Li Y1,2, Xing X3, Shi X4,5, Yan P6, Chen Y1, Li M1,2, Zhang W1,2, Li X1,2, Yang K1,2,6,7
Affiliation:
1Evidence Based Social Science Research Center, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
2Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
3Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
4Research Institute for Evidence Based Rehabilitation Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
5Gansu province hospital rehabilitation center, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
6Institution of Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine, The Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
7Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Conference/Journal: J Adv Nurs.
Date published: 2020 Feb 3
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Special Notes: doi: 10.1111/jan.14313. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 221
AIMS: To assess the effectiveness of music therapy on the quality of life, anxiety, depression, and pain of patients with cancer.
DESIGN: Systematic review.
DATA SOURCES: Five electronic databases were searched in September 2018 for randomized controlled trials evaluating music therapy for patients with cancer.
REVIEW METHODS: The quality of the studies was assessed using the risk of bias tool recommended by the Cochrane Handbook Version 5.1.0 and the Revman version 5.3 software was used to perform the meta-analysis. The outcomes were overall quality of life, anxiety, depression and pain.
RESULTS: A total of 19 trials evaluating 1548 patients were included in this study, of which 765 were in the control group and 783 in the experimental group. Compared with standard care, music therapy can significant increase the score of overall quality of life in patients with cancer. In addition, music therapy was found to be more effective for decreasing the score of anxiety, depression, and pain.
CONCLUSION: Music therapy can improve the overall quality of life of patients with cancer, with an observed optimal intervention duration of 1-2 months. Meanwhile, anxiety, depression, and pain are improved as well. Nevertheless, high-quality trials are still needed to further determine the effects of music intervention in supportive cancer care.
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
KEYWORDS: Music therapy; cancer; nursing; pain; quality of life; supportive care; systematic review
PMID: 32017183 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14313
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