SynthesisBMC complementary medicine and therapies2023
Adjuvant music therapy for patients with hypertension: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
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- The impact of cardiac rehabilitation exercises incorporating music movement therapy on atrial fibrillation patients: a forward-looking investigation.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Types and influencing factors of psychological health among freshmen in Chinese art vocational colleges: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of music elements on mycophenolate glucuronidation in rat liver microsomes.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026Article
- Does leisure activity matter for epigenetic aging? Analyses of arts engagement and physical activity in the UK Household Longitudinal Study.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Intraoperative Music During General Anaesthesia in Dogs Undergoing Elective Ovariohysterectomy: A Prospective, Double-Blinded Randomized Exploratory Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Does frequency or diversity of leisure activity matter more for epigenetic ageing? Analyses of arts engagement and physical activity.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Proposed Physiological and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Music's Effect, with a Focus on the Perioperative Period: Literature Evidence from Human, Canine and Feline Medicine.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- High blood pressure inhibits cardiovascular responsiveness to expressive classical music.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions for primary hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Musicians and researchers: two creative professions striving to improve heart health through music.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- The psychophysiology of music-based interventions and the experience of pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundHigh blood pressure, anxiety, depression and sleep disorder is very common in patients with hypertension. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of adjuvant music therapy for patients with hypertension, to provide insights to the clinical management of hypertension.
methodsTwo authors searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang Databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the role of music therapy in hypertension up to Oct 15, 2022. RevMan 5.3 software was used for meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 20 RCTs including 2306 patients were finally included. 1154 patients received music therapy. Meta-analysis showed that music therapy can effectively reduce the systolic blood pressure(MD = - 9.00, 95%CI: - 11.99~- 6.00), diastolic blood pressure(MD = -6.53, 95%CI: -9.12~- 3.93), heart rate (MD = -3.76, 95%CI: -7.32~- 0.20), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) score(MD =-8.55, 95%CI: -12.04~-4.12), self-rating depression scale (SDS) score(MD = -9.17, 95%CI: -13.85~-5.18), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA), score(MD = -3.37, 95%CI: - 5.38~- 1.36), PSQI score(MD =-1.61, 95%CI:-2.30~- 0.93) compared with routine therapy in patients with hypertension(all P < 0.05). No publication bias in the synthesized outcomes were found (all P > 0.05).
conclusionMusic therapy can effectively control blood pressure and heart rate, reduce anxiety and depression levels, and improve sleep quality in hypertensive patients. Limited by the quantity and quality of included studies, the above conclusions need to be verified by more high-quality studies.
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