Cochrane · systematic review · CD006908
Music interventions for preoperative anxiety
Bradt, J, Dileo, C, Shim, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 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 5 · 71.4%Low 2 · 28.6%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 interventions versus standard care for preoperative anxiety
Population: patients with preoperative anxiety
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative anxiety (STAI) STAI. Scale from: 20 to 80. Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 896 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Preoperative anxiety (non‐STAI) VAS, NRS Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 504 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Heart rate Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 1109 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Heart rate variability LF/HF ratio Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 241 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Systolic blood pressure Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 809 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Diastolic blood pressure Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 786 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Respiratory rate Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 375 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |