Studies
Primary studies
26,293 studies included by 1,022 non-Cochrane dental reviews extracted from full text, one record per study, so a study included by several reviews is counted once. Most are randomized trials; etiology and diagnostic reviews also include observational and accuracy studies. Cochrane reviews and reviews with only their headline outcomes do not list their included studies here yet.
ReviewStudies included by The effectiveness of music interventions on psychological, physiological and academic outcomes in health sciences students: a meta-analysis.. Show all studies
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| The effect of aromatherapy and music therapy on blood pressure and heart rate of nursing students before taking the exam Borzoo 2025 · Borzoo Tara, Tafazoli Mahsa, et al. · Scientific Reports DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-97199-6 | 2025 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effect of Listening to Music on Anxiety Levels of Nursing Students During Their First Experience with Intravenous Catheterization: A… Erzincanli 2025 · Erzincanlı Saadet · Journal of Education and Research in Nursing DOI:10.14744/jern.2025.12316 | 2025 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Evaluating the Effects of Popular Music on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study Dag 2025 · Dağ Gülten Sucu, Taştan Sevinç, et al. · Mediterranean Nursing and Midwifery DOI:10.4274/mnm.2024.24243 | 2025 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Efficacy of 15-minute music intervention on nursing students' anxiety, self-efficacy, and performance in simulation testing: A randomized study Gosselin 2024 · Gosselin Kevin, Oliver Hillary, et al. · Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI:10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101625 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Music in Academia for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study Contreras 2025 · Contreras Jorgie Ann, Malecha Ann, et al. · Nursing Education Perspectives DOI:10.1097/01.nep.0000000000001287 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial Kucukkaya 2024 · Küçükkaya Burcu, Başgöl Şükran · BMC Women's Health DOI:10.1186/s12905-024-03398-0 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Evaluation of the effect of Mozart’s music on stress, anxiety, and dexterity levels of dental students in preclinical endodontic training using a… Usta 2024 · Usta Sıla Nur · Turkish Endodontic Journal DOI:10.14744/tej.2024.97658 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Research on the intervention effect of Five-Element Music combined with Eight-Section Brocade on depression among medical students in higher… Yao 2024 · Yao Xiyong, Xiong Lin, et al. · Frontiers in Psychology DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1439713 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effect of group impromptu music therapy on improving test anxiety and emotional regulation ability in medical students Song 2024 · Song Li, Xiao Rong, et al. · Frontiers in Psychology DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1467830 | 2024 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The Impact of Music on Stress Reduction and Academic Performance of Dental Students. Algailani 2023 · Algailani Ubaydah F, Tigabu Bereket M, et al. · Cureus PMID:37933358 | 2023 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral–Integrated Musical Rhythms Intervention on Anger: A Randomized, Single-Blind Factorial Trial Ekitli 2022 · Ekitli Gizem Beycan, Özgür Gonul · Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services DOI:10.3928/02793695-20210916-02 | 2022 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effect of music therapy on nursing students' first objective structured clinical exams, anxiety levels and vital signs: A randomized controlled study Eyuboglu 2021 · Eyüboğlu Gülcan, Göçmen Baykara Zehra, et al. · Nurse Education Today DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104687 | 2021 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effectiveness of Music Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique on Test Anxiety in Turkish Nursing Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial Inangil 2020a · İnangil Demet, Irmak Vural Pınar, et al. · European Journal of Integrative Medicine DOI:10.1016/j.eujim.2019.101041 | 2020 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The effect of a stress and anxiety coping program on objective structured clinical examination performance among nursing students in shiraz, Iran Mojarrab 2020 · Mojarrab Sadaf, Bazrafkan Leila, et al. · BMC Medical Education DOI:10.1186/s12909-020-02228-9 | 2020 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effect of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality. Kavurmaci 2020 · Kavurmaci Mehtap, Dayapoğlu Nuray, et al. · Alternative therapies in health and medicine PMID:31221932 | 2020 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The Effect of Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Anxiety Before the First Clinical Practice in Nursing Students: A… Inangil 2020b · İnangil Demet, Şendir Merdiye, et al. · Florence Nightingale journal of nursing PMID:34263213 | 2020 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Impact of Background Music on Medical Student Anxiety and Performance During Anatomical Dissections: A Cluster Randomized Interventional Trial Bellier 2020 · Bellier Alexandre, Secheresse Thibault, et al. · Anatomical Sciences Education DOI:10.1002/ase.1918 | 2019 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Distraction‐focused interventions on examination stress in nursing students: Effects on psychological stress and biomarker levels. A randomized… Gebhart 2020 · Gebhart Verena, Buchberger Waltraud, et al. · International Journal of Nursing Practice DOI:10.1111/ijn.12788 | 2019 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Students Who are Listening to Classical Music during Anatomic Identification Test Have Lower Stress Level Istadi 2018 · Istadi Yani · Sains Medika : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan DOI:10.30659/sainsmed.v9i2.3144 | 2018 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effectiveness of music therapy on academic performance of nursing students Indira 2018 · Agrawal Amit, Indira Arumugam, et al. · International Journal of Academic Medicine DOI:10.4103/ijam.ijam_32_18 | 2018 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The effects of music on the cardiac resuscitation education of nursing students Tastan 2017 · Tastan Sevinc, Ayhan Hatice, et al. · International Emergency Nursing DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2016.06.007 | 2017 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The effect of music listening on the anxiety of nursing students during their first blood draw experience Ince 2017 · Ince Serpil, Çevik Kıvan · Nurse Education Today DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.009 | 2017 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effectiveness of 100 Beats per Minute Music on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Compression Rate Education: A Manikin Study Kim 2017 · Kim KW, Kim JH, et al. · Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine DOI:10.1177/102490791702400102 | 2017 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effects of Classical Background Music on Stress, Anxiety, and Knowledge of Filipino Baccalaureate Nursing Students Evangelista 2017 · Evangelista Kevin, Macabasag Romeo Luis A., et al. · International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship DOI:10.1515/ijnes-2016-0076 | 2017 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Music for Anxiety Reduction and Performance Enhancement in Nursing Simulation Gosselin 2016 · Gosselin Kevin P., Holland Brian, et al. · Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI:10.1016/j.ecns.2015.12.002 | 2016 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| The effects of <scp>C</scp>hinese five‐element music therapy on nursing students with depressed mood Chen 2015 · Chen Chen‐Jung, Sung Huei‐Chuan, et al. · International Journal of Nursing Practice DOI:10.1111/ijn.12236 | 2014 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effect of music on heart rate variability and stress in medical students Latha 2014 · Latha Radhakrishnan, Sairaman Hariraj, et al. · International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology DOI:10.4103/2348-8093.137409 | 2014 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Effects of Passive Music Listening on Psychological Well-Being and Depression in Undergraduate Nursing Students Yoo 2013 · Yoo Moon-Sook, Park Jee-Won, et al. · Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing DOI:10.5932/jkphn.2013.27.3.490 | 2013 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Randomized crossover trial studying the effect of music on examination anxiety Lai 2008 · Lai Hui-Ling, Chen Pin-Wen, et al. · Nurse Education Today DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2008.05.011 | 2008 | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Cura 2019 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Dogan 2025 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Fuson 2012 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Kavurmaci 2020 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Kumari 2024 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |
| Pakis Cetin 2024 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | 1 | none stated | not extracted yet |