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SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

The effect of music therapy on language recovery in patients with aphasia after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qingqing Liu, Weibo Li, Yu Yin, Zhenbiao Zhao, Yuhui Yang, Yue Zhao, Yafei Tan, Jing Yu

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Synthesis in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Music Therapy in Global Aphasia: A Case Report.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  18. Potential Benefits of Music Therapy on Stroke Rehabilitation.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qingqing LiuGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6148-0173
Weibo LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yu YinGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China. yinyu-99@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7508-7214
Zhenbiao ZhaoRehabilitation Department, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yuhui YangRehabilitation Department, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yue ZhaoGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yafei TanGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Jing YuGraduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Hebei Medical University · CNHebei General Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of music therapy in the recovery of language function in post-stroke aphasia, compared with conventional therapy or no therapy.

methodsWe searched studies that explored the effect of music therapy on language function in post-stroke aphasia and published in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, ProQuest Digital Dissertations, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to March 2021. Six reviewers independently screened out eligible studies, extracted data, and evaluated the methodological quality. Results were pooled using mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity was assessed by the chi-square test and I

resultsSix studies were included in this meta-analysis involving 115 patients. The methodological quality of these studies ranged from poor to excellent. There was significant mean difference in functional communication for post-stroke aphasia by 1.45 (95% CI: 0.24, 2.65; P = 0.02, from poor to excellent evidence), in repetition by 6.49 (95% CI: 0.97, 12.00; P = 0.02, from acceptable to excellent evidence), and in naming by 11.44 (95% CI: 1.63, 21.26; P = 0.02, from acceptable to excellent evidence). But there was no significant difference in comprehension for post-stroke aphasia by 7.21 (95% CI: - 10.88, 25.29; P = 0.43, from acceptable to excellent evidence).

conclusionsMusic therapy can improve functional communication, repetition, and naming in patients with post-stroke aphasia, but did not significantly improve comprehension.

trial registrationCRD42021251526.

Indexed as

AphasiaMusic TherapyStrokeComprehensionHumansLanguageAphasiaMelodic intonation therapyMeta-analysisMusic therapySingingStroke

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