Cochrane · systematic review · CD010459
Listening to music for insomnia in adults
Jespersen, KV, Pando-Naude, V, Koenig, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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 onlyListening to music compared to no treatment or treatment as usual for adults with insomnia
Population: adults with insomnia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sleep quality – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 708 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Insomnia severity – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 63 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
SOL – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 457 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Total sleep time – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 611 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Sleep interruption – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 457 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Sleep efficiency – immediately post‐treatment Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 457 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Adverse events Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Listening to music compared to no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) for adults with insomnia
Population: adults with insomnia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sleep quality ‐ immediately post‐treatment PSQI1. Scale from: 0 to 21 Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 264 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Sleep onset latency ‐ immediately post‐treatment PSG and morning questionnaire Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Total sleep time ‐ immediately post‐treatment PSG and morning questionnaire Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Sleep interruption ‐ immediately post‐treatment PSG and morning questionnaire Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Sleep efficiency ‐ immediately post‐treatment PSG Listening to music vs no treatment or treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |