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Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2019

Efficacy and Outcomes of a Music-Based Emotion Regulation Mobile App in Distressed Young People: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Leanne Hides, Genevieve Dingle, Catherine Quinn, Stoyan R Stoyanov, Oksana Zelenko, Dian Tjondronegoro, Daniel Johnson, Wendell Cockshaw, David J Kavanagh

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. An Eight-Week Zen Meditation and Music Programme for Mindfulness and Happiness: Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leanne HidesSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4550-8460
Genevieve DingleSchool of Psychology & Counselling, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4915-169X
Catherine QuinnSchool of Psychology & Counselling, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7176-8987
Stoyan R StoyanovSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3399-3347
Oksana ZelenkoCreative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1096-1190
Dian TjondronegoroSchool of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7446-2839
Daniel JohnsonSchool of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1088-3460
Wendell CockshawSchool of Psychology & Counselling, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8978-9284
David J KavanaghSchool of Psychology & Counselling, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9072-8828
Queensland University of Technology · AUSouthern Cross University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmotion dysregulation increases the risk of depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Music can help regulate emotions, and mobile phones provide constant access to it. The Music eScape mobile app teaches young people how to identify and manage emotions using music.

objectiveThis study aimed to examine the effects of using Music eScape on emotion regulation, distress, and well-being at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months. Moderators of outcomes and user ratings of app quality were also examined.

methodsA randomized controlled trial compared immediate versus 1-month delayed access to Music eScape in 169 young people (aged 16 to 25 years) with at least mild levels of mental distress (Kessler 10 score>17).

resultsNo significant differences between immediate and delayed groups on emotion regulation, distress, or well-being were found at 1 month. Both groups achieved significant improvements in 5 of the 6 emotion regulation skills, mental distress, and well-being at 2, 3, and 6 months. Unhealthy music use moderated improvements on 3 emotion regulation skills. Users gave the app a high mean quality rating (mean 3.8 [SD 0.6]) out of 5.

conclusionsMusic eScape has the potential to provide a highly accessible way of improving young people's emotion regulation skills, but further testing is required to determine its efficacy. Targeting unhealthy music use in distressed young people may improve their emotion regulation skills.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12615000051549; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=365974.

Indexed as

Emotional RegulationAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMobile ApplicationsMusic TherapyPsychometricsQueenslandStress, Psychologicalanxietydepressionemotion regulationmHealthmusictelehealth

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PMID30664457
PMCPMC6352004
OpenAlexW2954231568

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