ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Music therapy for patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02639169 (The Impact of Music Therapy on Mood Control in Hospitalized Patients for Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Impact of Music Therapy on Mood Control in Hospitalized Patients for Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Toward precision music medicine in oncology care: reproducible, scalable and biomarker-driven interventions.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Cultural background and instrument timbre shape emotional and EEG responses to a familiar Middle Eastern melody in Maqam Saba: a crossover clinical trial with implications for music therapy.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Preliminary results of the effect of music therapy treatment on anxiety, sadness, physical discomfort, mood, and quality of life in hospitalized onco-haematological patients.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Correlates of quality of life in South Korean patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation based on the symptom management model.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Beneficial Effect of Preferential Music on Exercise Induced Changes in Heart Rate Variability.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016Article
- The Influence of Music Therapy on the Mood State and Hope Level of Patients with Leukemia Complicated with Anxiety Disorder.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Objectives. This study examines the short- and long-term QOL benefits of a music therapy intervention for patients recovering from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Methods. Ninety allogeneic HSCT patients, after transplant, were randomized to receive ISO-principle (i.e., mood matching) based music therapy (MT; n = 29), unstructured music (UM; n = 30), or usual care (UC; n = 31) for four weeks. The ISO principle posits that patients may shift their mood from one state to another by listening to music that is "equal to" the individual's initial mood state and subsequently listening to music selections that gradually shift in tempo and mood to match the patient's desired disposition. Participants in MT and UM groups developed two audio CDs to help them feel more relaxed and energized and were instructed to use the CDs to improve their mood as needed. Short-term effects on mood and long-term effects on QOL were examined. Results. MT and UM participants reported improved mood immediately after listening to CDs; the within-group effect was greater for UM participants compared to MT participants. Participant group was not associated with long-term QOL outcomes. Conclusions. Music listening improves mood acutely but was not associated with long-term benefits in this study.
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