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Music therapy improves sleep quality in acute and chronic sleep disorders: A meta-analysis of 10
randomized studies.
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the efficacy of music therapy for acute and chronic sleep disorders in adults.
DESIGN:
Systematic review and meta-analysis.
DATA SOURCES:
A systematic search of publications in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library without language restriction was performed.
REVIEW METHODS:
Studies with randomized controlled design and adult participants were included if music was applied in a passive way to improvesleep quality. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore the sources of heterogeneity.
RESULTS:
Ten studies involving 557 participants were identified. The sleep quality was improved significantly by music (standard mean difference: -0.63; 95% CI: -0.92 to -0.34; p<0.001), with significant heterogeneity across studies. Subgroup analysis found heterogeneity between subgroups with objective or subjective assessing methods of sleep quality, and between subgroups with difference follow-up durations. No evidence of publication bias was observed.
CONCLUSION:
Music can assist in improving sleep quality of patients with acute and chronic sleep disorders. For chronic sleep disorders,
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KEYWORDS:
Meta-analysis, Music, Sleep
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