Lanzamiento Enero 2027

Metaanálisis2025Financiación no declaradaAcceso abierto

Outcomes of music therapy on children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Goes AO, Nardi AE, Quagliato LA

Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 4 citas

Etiquetas de revisión

Financiación no declarada

Datos neutrales que nuestra revisión registró sobre cómo se hizo este estudio. Describen el método, nunca si nos gusta el resultado.

Cómo se estudió

Diseño
Metaanálisis (indexado por PubMed)
Estudiado en
Personas
Resultado principal
Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento

Quién lo pagó

Financiación
Financiación no declarada

Publicación

Publicado
2025-01-01 · Trends Psychiatry Psychother · vol. 47 · pág. e20241020
Editorial
Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
Citado
5 citas · más que el 75% de estudios similares · 1.2× el promedio de su campo
Referencias
0 trabajos
Acceso
Acceso abierto (publicación gratuita) · CC-BY
Áreas de investigación
Music Therapy and Health · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Music Education and Analysis
Palabras clave
music therapy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperactivity, impulsivity, children, adolescents, non-pharmacological treatment, symptom improvement
MeSH
humans, music therapy, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, adolescent, child, outcome assessment, health care

3 autores

  • Adriana de Oliveira Goes🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Antônio Egídio Nardi🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Laiana A. Quagliato🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Resumen

El texto original del estudio, en el idioma en que se publicó.

Objective

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 7% of children and 5% of adolescents worldwide. ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity as symptoms. The exact mechanism underlying this disorder is still unclear, but genetic and environmental factors play important roles. In recent years, research and treatment options have increased, including medication and/or therapeutic interventions such as music therapy. There is evidence showing benefits of music therapy on mental health, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, results regarding ADHD are limited. The aim of this meta-analysis was to verify whether music therapy is an effective tool for improving symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD.

Methods

In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched the Virtual Health Library, SciELO, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases. This article included original research that investigated the effect of music therapy on hyperactive and impulsive symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD.

Results

Music therapy was associated with a trend of efficacy involving ADHD symptoms (effect size: 1.18; CI: -3.8 - 0.21; p = 0.08). Additionally, a significant amount of heterogeneity among trials was found (I2 = 92 %). The lack of studies involving music therapy, ADHD and brain imaging, as well as limited investigation of inattention symptoms in studied articles are limitations of this article.

Conclusion

Music therapy is an important therapeutic tool for ADHD. Therefore, future research should include more robust samples and measurement scales, follow-up after experiments and further exploration of the potential connections among ADHD, music therapy, neuroimaging and neuroscientific fields.

Resumen vía Europe PMC. Los derechos de autor siguen siendo de los autores o la editorial (CC BY).

Confianza de la comunidad

Cargando…

¿Cuánto confías en los hallazgos de este estudio?

0 · nada10 · totalmente

Comentarios

¿Algo está mal aquí?

Señala este estudio si su información, etiquetas o financiación parecen incorrectas. Un editor revisa cada señalamiento.

Información educativa sobre investigación publicada. No es consejo médico ni una recomendación para empezar o dejar nada.