Music Intervention for older adults: Evidence Map of Systematic Reviews
Ma G, Ma X
Medicine · 13 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2023-12-01 · Medicine (Baltimore) · vol. 102 · issue 48 · p. e36016
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Cited
- 30 citations · more than 81% of similar papers · 1.5× the field average
- References
- 52 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Health and Well-being Studies · Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- Medicine, MEDLINE, Intervention (counseling), Systematic review, Gerontology, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, music therapy, quality of life, music, aged, systematic reviews as topic
2 authors
From CN
- Guiyue MaZhejiang Chinese Medical University; Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Xiaoqin Ma · correspondingZhejiang Chinese Medical University
Abstract
Background
With the increasing aging population, the health problems of the elderly have received increasing attention. As a non-pharmacological interventions, music intervention has been widely used in clinical practice to improve the physical and mental health of the elderly. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of existing systematic reviews on the health effects of music interventions for older adults in clinical practice.
Methods
The study utilized the evidence map methodology, which involved identifying all relevant systematic reviews, meta-analysis from 7 electronic databases from their inception to November 2022. The studies were analyzed using AMSTAR 2.
Results
The researchers identified 67 studies, with the majority published in the past 5 years. The effects of music interventions were categorized into 4 groups of health outcomes: positive (58 results), potentially positive (4 results), inconclusive (2 results), and no effect (3 results). The health outcomes were further classified into 5 groups: psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, physiological responses, quality of life, and overall well-being.
Conclusions
The study revealed that music interventions for older adults can have positive or potentially positive effects on health outcomes, encompassing psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, physiological responses, quality of life, and overall well-being. However, some studies yielded inconclusive or no effect. The study offers valuable insights for healthcare professionals and serves as a visual resource to access evidence-based information on the use of music interventions in promoting health and addressing various conditions in older adults.
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