Cochrane · systematic review · CD013472

Musical and vocal interventions to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for preterm infants

Haslbeck, FB, Mueller, K, Karen, T, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

NeonatalAMSTAR 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 8.3%Low 5 · 41.7%Moderate 4 · 33.3%High 2 · 16.7%

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

Summary of findings table ‐ Music and vocal interventions for preterm infants and their parents

Population: preterm infants and their parents
12 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OXYGEN SATURATION DURING intervention (higher = favourable)
no estimate extracted10 studies · 958 participantsHigh
OXYGEN SATURATION POST‐intervention (higher = favourable)
no estimate extracted7 studies · 800 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
INFANT DEVELOPMENT: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development‐III (BSID‐III)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 69 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
INFANT DEVELOPMENT: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development‐III (BSID III)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 69 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
INFANT DEVELOPMENT: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development‐III (BSID III)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 69 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
PARENTAL ANXIETY: STAI‐T
no estimate extracted4 studies · 97 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
RESPIRATORY RATE DURING intervention (lower = favourable)
no estimate extracted7 studies · 750 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
RESPIRATOTY RATE POST‐intervention (lower = favourable)
no estimate extracted5 studies · 636 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
HEART RATE DURING intervention (lower = favourable)
no estimate extracted11 studies · 1014 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
HEART RATE POST‐intervention (lower = favourable)
no estimate extracted9 studies · 903 participantsHigh
PARENTAL WELL‐BEING: EPDS
no estimate extracted2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
PARENTAL ANXIETY: STAI‐SKD
no estimate extracted3 studies · 87 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision