Does music intervention relieve depression or anxiety in people living with dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhang J, Yu Z, Zhang N, Zhao W, Wei B, He R, Xue H, Zhu B, Mao Y
Aging & mental health · 12 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- the Education Department of Guangdong province
- Government
- Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Funds
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2023-05-27 · Aging Ment Health · vol. 27 · issue 10 · pp. 1864–1875
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Cited
- 22 citations · more than 72% of similar papers · 1.1× the field average
- References
- 68 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- Anxiety, Intervention (counseling), Psychological intervention, Depression (economics), Dementia, Meta-analysis, Medicine, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Internal medicine, Disease
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy, depression, anxiety, music
9 authors
From CN, US
- Jingya ZhangXi'an Jiaotong University
- Zeru YuXi'an Jiaotong University
- Ning ZhangXi'an Jiaotong University
- Wenjing ZhaoSouthern University of Science and Technology
- Bincai WeiSouthern University of Science and Technology
- Rongxin HeVanke (China); Tsinghua University
Abstract
Background
This study aimed to summarize the available evidence on music intervention alleviating depression or anxiety in dementia.
Methods
A comprehensive literature search was performed to analyze the effects of music intervention on depression or anxiety. Subgroups were created to explore the effect of intervention period, duration, and frequency on efficacy. The effect size was reported as a mean standardized difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results
The analysis included 19 articles involving 614 samples. Thirteen studies for relieving depression revealed that, with an increase in intervention period, the efficacy decreased and then increased, whereas with an increase of intervention duration, the effect became better. A weekly intervention is ideal. Seven studies verifying the impact on anxiety relief revealed that the effect of intervention within 12 wk is significant; with an increase of intervention duration, the effect became better. A weekly intervention is ideal. Collaborative analysis showed that long low-frequency interventions are more efficient than short high-frequency interventions.
Conclusions
Music intervention can relieve depression or anxiety in people living with dementia. Weekly short interventions of more than 45 min are effective for emotional regulation. Future research should concentrate on severe dementia and follow-up impact.
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