Cochrane · systematic review · CD004025
Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders
Geretsegger, M, Mössler, KA, Bieleninik, Ł, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyComparison
Population: People with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Global state: No clinically important overall improvement (as rated by individual trials) ‐ medium term ( | RR 0.38 [0.24, 0.59] | 2 studies · 133 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mental state: specific ‐ negative symptoms ‐ average endpoint score (SANS, high score = poor) medium term ( | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 177 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mental state: general ‐ average endpoint score (PANSS, high score = poor) ‐ medium term, ( | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 159 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mental state: General ‐ average endpoint score (BPRS, high score = poor) ‐ medium term ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 70 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functioning: general ‐ average endpoint score (GAF, high score = good) medium term ( | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 118 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Functioning: social ‐ average endpoint score (SDSS, high score = poor) medium term, ( | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 160 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life: general ‐ average endpoint score (GWB, high score = good) ‐ short term ( | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 72 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
MUSIC THERAPY versus STANDARD CARE for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders
Population: people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mental state: Negative symptoms SANS MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 240 participants | High |
Social functioning SDSI MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 70 participants | High |
Global state: No clinically important overall improvement as rated by trialists MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.1 [0.03, 0.31] | 1 study · 72 participants | High |
General mental state PANSS MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 69 participants | High |
General mental state BPRS MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 100 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
General functioning GAF MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 69 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life SPG MUSIC THERAPY vs STANDARD CARE | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |