Cochrane · systematic review · CD006911
Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in people with cancer
Bradt, J, Dileo, C, Myers-Coffman, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 5 · 35.7%Very low 7 · 50%Low 2 · 14.3%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
Current version onlyMusic intervention plus standard care compared to standard care alone for improving psychological and physical outcomes in adult cancer patients
Population: adult cancer patients (≥ 18 years)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 17 studies · 1381 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1021 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mood Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 221 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hope Score Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 53 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 632 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 498 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of Life Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 573 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Music intervention plus standard care compared to standard care alone for improving psychological and physical outcomes in paediatric cancer patients
Population: pediatric cancer patients (< 18 years)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety (STAI) The score: 20 to 80. A lower score represents less anxiety. Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 79 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Mood Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Pain Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Quality of Life Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Hope Music intervention plus standard care vs standard care alone | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Music interventions compared to standard care for psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients
Population: cancer patients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1028 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Depression Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 723 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Mood Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 236 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Pain Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 528 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Fatigue Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 253 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 545 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Music interventions versus standard care for cancer patients
Population: cancer patients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety (STAI) Scale from: 20 to 80. Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 430 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety (non‐STAI (full version) measures) Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 469 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 391 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Heart rate Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 235 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Systolic blood pressure Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 205 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Diastolic blood pressure Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 205 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of Life Music interventions vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 88 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |