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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Music interventions can alleviate cancer-related fatigue: a metaanalysis.

Yishu Qi, Lu Lin, Bei Dong, Ewen Xu, Zhaokang Bao, Jie Qi, Xiaokang Chen, Li Tian

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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of music-based interventions on cancer-related pain, fatigue, and distress: an overview of systematic reviews.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  2. The effect of music therapy interventions on fatigue in patients with hematological cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  4. The efficacy of live music for adolescent and young adult patients during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yishu Qi *The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Lu Lin *The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Bei DongSchool of Nursing, Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Ewen XuSuzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Zhaokang BaoSuzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Jie QiSuzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Xiaokang ChenSuzhou Health Commission, No. 89 Xujiang Road, Suzhou, 215000, People's Republic of China. chenxiaokang@hotmail.com.
Li TianThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, China. tianlisz@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-6331
Soochow University · CNSuzhou Municipal Hospital · CNHealth Commission of Anhui Province · CN

Funding

Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education of China 18YJCZH164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was designed to critically evaluate the effect of music interventions on cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in cancer patients.

methodsSeven databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embace, CBM, Wanfang, VIP, and CNKI) were systematically reviewed from inception to June 2020 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two reviewers critically and independently assessed the risk of bias using Cochrane Collaboration criteria and extracted correlated data using the designed form. All analyses were performed with Review Manager 5.3.

resultsA total of 8 qualified studies that included 467 patients (music interventions: 235, control: 232) were included. Cancer patients who completed adjuvant therapy in the music intervention group, especially those with malignant hematological diseases, reported reduced CRF levels compared with patients undergoing routine care. Regardless of the frequencies, music interventions can relieve fatigue in cancer patients. Providing prerecorded music and participating in live music both can mitigate CRF.

conclusionsMusic interventions can be considered as an alternative therapy for relieving fatigue in cancer patients who are undergoing active treatment or have completed treatment.

Indexed as

FatigueHumansMiddle AgedMusic TherapyNeoplasmsCancer-related fatigueMetaanalysisMusicMusic intervention

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PMID33481115
OpenAlexW3125400515

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