The effect of music therapy on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing prostate biopsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

He, Hui; Z, Li; Zhao, Xu; Chen, Xiaofeng

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2022.102913

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“…Consequently, music has been widely employed as a valuable therapeutic tool, offering relief for a range of physical and mental health problems. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have confirmed its effectiveness in managing conditions such as pain, hypertension, anxiety, serious mental illnesses, stress, dementia, depression, and insomnia (Aalbers et al, 2017 ; Cao & Zhang, 2023 ; de Witte et al, 2022 ; Feng et al, 2018 ; He et al, 2023 ; Isaacs et al, 2022 ; Lee et al, 2023 ; Zhang et al, 2017 ). Over the past decade, music therapy has emerged as an alternative and less linguistically intensive treatment modality for individuals suffering from PTSD.…”

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Efficacy and acceptability of music therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ma,

Yuan,

Zhong

2024

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Music therapy is increasingly examined in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and shows potential in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis critically evaluates the current clinical evidence supporting the efficacy and acceptability of music therapy for PTSD. Method: RCTs comparing music therapy in addition to care as usual (CAU) versus either CAU alone or CAU combined with standard psychotherapy/pharmacotherapy for PTSD were retrieved from major English – and Chinese-language databases. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) for post-treatment PTSD symptom scores and risk differences (RDs) for retention rates upon treatment completion were calculated to assess the efficacy and acceptability of music therapy, respectively. The Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) tool 2.0 and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) were used to assess the RoB of included studies and certainty of the evidence, respectively. Results: Nine studies, incorporating 527 PTSD patients, were included, all with high RoB. The post-treatment PTSD symptom scores were significantly lower in the music therapy group than the inactive control group (SMD = −1.64, P < .001), but comparable between the music therapy group and the active control group (SMD = −0.28, P = .330). The retention rates did not differ significantly between the music therapy group and both control groups (RD = 0.03, P = .769; RD = 0.16, P = .829). The GRADE rated certainty level of evidence as low. Conclusions: Although meta-analytic findings suggest that music therapy is effective in reducing post-traumatic symptoms in individuals with PTSD, with its therapeutic effect comparable to that of standard psychotherapy, the low level of certainty limits its generalizability. More methodologically stringent studies are warranted to strengthen the clinical evidence for the efficacy and acceptability of music therapy for PTSD.

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