The effect of music therapy for patients with chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis
Chen S, Yuan Q, Wang C, Ye J, Yang L
BMC psychology · 12 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Metaanálisis (indexado por PubMed)
- Estudiado en
- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Universidad u hospital
- Zhejiang University
- Gobierno
- "Double First-Class" Construction Specialized Discipline Project
- Universidad u hospital
- Zhejiang University Doctoral New Star Program
- Gobierno
- "Double First-Class" Construction Specialized Discipline Project
- Gobierno
- Key Scientific and Technological Research Project of Jinhua City
Según 5 financiadores declarados y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2025-04-30 · BMC Psychol · vol. 13 · número 1 · pág. 455
- Editorial
- BioMed Central
- Citado
- 17 citas · más que el 94% de estudios similares · 4.1× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 33 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Áreas de investigación
- Music Therapy and Health · Music Education and Analysis · Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Palabras clave
- music therapy, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, quality of life, cancer pain, postoperative pain, treatment moderators, developed and developing countries
- MeSH
- humans, treatment outcome, music therapy, depression, anxiety, quality of life, randomized controlled trials as topic, chronic pain
5 autores
- Siqing Chen🇺🇸🇨🇳Harvard University; Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital; Zhejiang University; Columbia University
- Yuan Qiao🇨🇳Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital; Zhejiang University
- Chenchen Wang🇨🇳Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital; Zhejiang University
- Jing Ye🇨🇳Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital; Zhejiang University
- Lili Yang🇨🇳 · autor de correspondenciaSir Run Run Shaw Hospital; Zhejiang University
Resumen
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Aims
To assess the effect of music therapy in improving chronic pain (CP), anxiety, depression, and quality of life using randomized controlled trials, and to explore the role of various moderators in MT effectiveness.
Design
Systematic review and Meta-analysis.
Methods
We systematically searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of music therapy on chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. We performed a Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment and calculated the pooled standard mean difference in the outcomes of the test and control groups after the intervention period.
Results
Nine randomized controlled trials were retrieved that included a total of 787 patients. Music therapy significantly reduced CP in the test group compared with that in the control group post-intervention and depression, no evidence was observed for improvement in anxiety and quality of life. Subgroup analysis reveals that MT is most effective when interventions are conducted in developed countries, targeting CNMP or cancer pain patients in health centers. The therapy is most effective when patients select their own music, use instruments or earphones, and receive treatment from trained professionals, with an ideal duration of 20 min, except in studies involving postoperative CP or those conducted in developing countries.
Conclusions
Music therapy effectively reduces CP and depression, but has limited effects on anxiety and quality of life. Its effectiveness varies depending on the specific conditions and CP categories of patients, with differences observed between developing and developed countries. Future research should focus on developing standardized guidelines for music therapy, exploring its long-term effects on pain, anxiety, and quality of life, and conducting high-quality, multicenter RCTs in developing countries to support its global adoption in CP management.
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