Trial reportActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2018
Music therapy supported the health-related quality of life for children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplants.
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- Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Development of an evidence-based decision aid on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and pain for parents of children with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Pooled it
- Using Arts-Based Therapies to Improve Mental Health for Children and Young People With Physical Health Long-Term Conditions: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of complementary music intervention on the patients' quality of life after septoplasty and rhinoplasty.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Trial
- 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
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- Who benefits from active music engagement during cancer treatment? Associations of sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors with moderators of intervention effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Music Therapy in a Pediatric Oncology Setting: An Italian Observational Network Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Patterns of toxic stress and trauma for pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): creating a model of responsive intervention.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2024Article
- Characteristics and impacts of live music interventions on health and wellbeing for children, families, and health care professionals in paediatric hospitals: a scoping review.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- The impact of music, play, and pet therapies in managing pain and anxiety in paediatric patients in hospital: a rapid systematic review.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Review
- The physical and psychological outcomes of art therapy in pediatric palliative care: A systematic review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2023Review
- The relevance of music therapy in paediatric and adolescent cancer patients: a scoping review.Global health action · 2022Article
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- Music therapy and psychological-clinical impact in surgery: a systematic review.Health psychology research · 2022Article
- Music-Based Interventions in Paediatric and Adolescents Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Arts Therapies Interventions on Measures of Quality of Life and Wellbeing: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study in Primary Schools.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Nationwide, population-based study of school grades in practical and aesthetic subjects of children treated for brain tumour.BMJ paediatrics open · 2020Article
- An Explorative Study of Qualities in Interactive Processes with Children and Their Parents in Music Therapy during and after Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimPaediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a stressful treatment with an impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and supportive interventions are needed. This study evaluated the effects of music therapy during and after HSCT.
methodsThis was a randomised clinical pilot study of 29 patients aged 0-17 years who underwent HSCT at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden, between February 2013 and May 2017. The music therapy group comprised 14 children who received the music therapy during hospitalisation. Fifteen children in the control group received the intervention after discharge. Music therapy was offered twice a week for four to six weeks. The patients' HRQoL, pain and mood were evaluated at admission, discharge and after six months. The instruments for HRQoL included the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 generic core scales.
resultsThe scales showed that the music therapy group had a higher estimated physical function (adjusted p = 0.04) at the time of discharge, and the control group showed improved results after the intervention in all domains (p = 0.015).
conclusionDespite the small sample, we found improved HRQoL after music therapy, which suggests that it could be a complementary intervention during and after paediatric HSCT.
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