SynthesisComplementary therapies in medicine2018
Reporting quality of music intervention research in healthcare: A systematic review.
Synthesis in Complementary therapies in medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06417034 (Hand Training Device For Cognitive Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Hand Training Device For Cognitive Care
Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Current trends and applications of virtual reality-assisted music therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Music Therapy on Psychological Outcomes for Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Music intervention as a strategy to reduce preoperative anxiety: an umbrella review.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Music-based interventions in the treatment of eating disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Inconsistent Music-Based Intervention Reporting in Dementia Studies: A Systematic Mapping Review.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Musical Stimulation on Placental Programming and Neurodevelopment Outcome of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of music participation for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of music interventions on sleep in older adults: A systematic review.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Pooled it
- Analysis of Preferred Music of Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Patients Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2022Trial
- The effects of a music intervention during port catheter placement on anxiety and stress.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The effect of music on pain and subjective experience in image-guided musculoskeletal corticosteroid injections: a randomized controlled trial.Skeletal radiology · 2020Trial
- Implementing NIH Behavior Change Consortium Treatment Fidelity Recommendations in a Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Active Music Engagement Intervention for Young Children with Cancer and Parents.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
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- Nurse-led music-based interventions across clinical care settings: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Music and mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Toward precision music medicine in oncology care: reproducible, scalable and biomarker-driven interventions.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Updated Guidelines Stress the Need for Transparent Reporting of Music-Based Interventions in Clinical Research.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Refinement of a piano improvisation training intervention to reduce cognitive inactivity among older adults with and without mild cognitive impairments.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Music therapy in health care practice: promise, pitfalls, and policy implications.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Development and reporting of a specialised antenatal music therapy intervention using the MRC framework and TIDieR checklist.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionConcomitant with the growth of music intervention research, are concerns about inadequate intervention reporting and inconsistent terminology, which limits validity, replicability, and clinical application of findings.
objectiveExamine reporting quality of music intervention research, in chronic and acute medical settings, using the Checklist for Reporting Music-based Interventions. In addition, describe patient populations and primary outcomes, intervention content and corresponding interventionist qualifications, and terminology.
methodsSearching MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, and PsycINFO we identified articles meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria for a five-year period (2010-2015) and extracted relevant data. Coded material included reporting quality across seven areas (theory, content, delivery schedule, interventionist qualifications, treatment fidelity, setting, unit of delivery), author/journal information, patient population/outcomes, and terminology.
resultsOf 860 articles, 187 met review criteria (128 experimental; 59 quasi-experimental), with 121 publishing journals, and authors from 31 countries. Overall reporting quality was poor with <50% providing information for four of the seven checklist components (theory, interventionist qualifications, treatment fidelity, setting). Intervention content reporting was also poor with <50% providing information about the music used, decibel levels/volume controls, or materials. Credentialed music therapists and registered nurses delivered most interventions, with clear differences in content and delivery. Terminology was varied and inconsistent.
conclusionsProblems with reporting quality impedes meaningful interpretation and cross-study comparisons. Inconsistent and misapplied terminology also create barriers to interprofessional communication and translation of findings to patient care. Improved reporting quality and creation of shared language will advance scientific rigor and clinical relevance of music intervention research.
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