Music Intervention for Pain Control in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ting B, Tsai CL, Hsu WT, Shen ML, Tseng PT, Chen DT, Su KP, Jingling L
Journal of clinical medicine · 38 citations
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2022-02-14 · J Clin Med · vol. 11 · issue 4 · p. 991
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 61 citations · more than 91% of similar papers · 2.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 87 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques · Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- Medicine, Meta-analysis, Cochrane Library, Randomized controlled trial, Analgesic, Confidence interval, Physical therapy, Strictly standardized mean difference, Subgroup analysis, Music therapy, MEDLINE, Population, Intervention (counseling), Internal medicine, Anesthesia, Psychiatry
8 authors
From TW
- Berne TingChina Medical University; China Medical University Hospital
- Chia-Lin TsaiChina Medical University; China Medical University Hospital
- Wei-Ti HsuChina Medical University; China Medical University Hospital
- Mei-Ling ShenTaichung Hospital
- Ping‐Tao TsengNational Sun Yat-sen University; Asia University
- Daniel Tzu-Li ChenChina Medical University; China Medical University Hospital
Abstract
Music intervention (MI) has been applied as an effective adjunctive treatment for pain control in various clinical settings. However, no meta-analysis has yet been published on the analgesic effects of MI in infants and children. We performed a systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with the keywords "pain" AND "music therapy" from inception to January 2022. Primary outcomes were pain intensity and vital signs. Standardized mean difference (SMD) values and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using a random effect model. Subgroup analyses with age groups, types of pain, and music styles were conducted. A total of 38 RCTs involving 5601 participants met the selection criteria. MI significantly decreased the pain levels (SMD = -0.57, p p = 0.007) and in the infant/children group (p p p = 0.002) and increased peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SMD = 0.44, p p = 0.003), chronic and procedural pain (p p = 0.018). As for music styles, significant analgesic effects were observed for classical music (p p p = 0.001), but not for world music (p = 0.196), special composition (p = 0.092), and multiple music combinations (p = 0.420). In conclusion, our analysis provides supportive evidence about the efficacy of MI, especially classical, kids', and pop music, in controlling prick, procedural, and postoperative pain in the pediatric population.
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