evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD006577

Music for stress and anxiety reduction in coronary heart disease patients

Bradt, J, Dileo, C, Potvin, N · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

HeartAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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 4 · 57.1%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Music versus standard care for coronary heart disease

Population: people with coronary heart disease
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Psychological DistressPOMS
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 228 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Anxiety (all measures)NRS, VAS, HADS, STAI
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted10 studies · 353 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
State anxiety (MI patients)STAI
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted6 studies · 243 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Heart ratebpm
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted13 studies · 828 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Respiratory ratebreaths per minute
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted7 studies · 442 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Systolic blood pressure
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted11 studies · 775 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
PainVAS, NRS
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted8 studies · 562 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency