TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes of music therapy interventions in cancer patients. A review of the literature
AU - Gramaglia, Carla Maria
AU - GAMBARO, Eleonora
AU - Vecchi, Camilla
AU - Licandro, Davide
AU - Raina, Giulia
AU - Pisani, Carla
AU - BURGIO, Vincenzo
AU - Farruggio, Serena
AU - ROLLA, Roberta
AU - Deantonio, Letizia
AU - GROSSINI, Elena
AU - Krengli, Marco
AU - ZEPPEGNO, Patrizia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Background: Effectiveness of music-based interventions (MI) on cancer patients’ anxiety, depression, pain and quality of life (QoL) is a current research theme. MI are highly variable, making it challenging to compare studies. Objective and methods: To summarize the evidence on MI in cancer patients, 40 studies were reviewed following the PRISMA statement. Studies were included if assessing at least one outcome among anxiety, depression, QoL and pain in patients aged ≥ 18, with an active oncological/onco-haematological diagnosis, participating to any kind of MT, during/after surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Results: A positive effect of MI on the outcomes measured was supported. Greater reductions of anxiety and depression were observed in breast cancer patients. MI involving patients admitted to a hospital ward were less effective on QoL. Conclusion: The increasing evidence about MI effectiveness, tolerability, feasibility and appreciation, supports the need of MI implementation in Oncology, Radiotherapy and Surgery wards, and promotion of knowledge among health operators.
AB - Background: Effectiveness of music-based interventions (MI) on cancer patients’ anxiety, depression, pain and quality of life (QoL) is a current research theme. MI are highly variable, making it challenging to compare studies. Objective and methods: To summarize the evidence on MI in cancer patients, 40 studies were reviewed following the PRISMA statement. Studies were included if assessing at least one outcome among anxiety, depression, QoL and pain in patients aged ≥ 18, with an active oncological/onco-haematological diagnosis, participating to any kind of MT, during/after surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Results: A positive effect of MI on the outcomes measured was supported. Greater reductions of anxiety and depression were observed in breast cancer patients. MI involving patients admitted to a hospital ward were less effective on QoL. Conclusion: The increasing evidence about MI effectiveness, tolerability, feasibility and appreciation, supports the need of MI implementation in Oncology, Radiotherapy and Surgery wards, and promotion of knowledge among health operators.
KW - ANXIETY
KW - BREAST-CANCER
KW - CHEMOTHERAPY
KW - DISTRESS
KW - PAIN
KW - POSTSURGICAL ONCOLOGY UNIT
KW - RADICAL-MASTECTOMY
KW - RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
KW - STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION
KW - SUPPORTIVE CARE
KW - ANXIETY
KW - BREAST-CANCER
KW - CHEMOTHERAPY
KW - DISTRESS
KW - PAIN
KW - POSTSURGICAL ONCOLOGY UNIT
KW - RADICAL-MASTECTOMY
KW - RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
KW - STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION
KW - SUPPORTIVE CARE
UR - https://iris.uniupo.it/handle/11579/102464
U2 - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.04.004
M3 - Article
SN - 1040-8428
VL - 138
SP - 241
EP - 254
JO - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
JF - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
ER -
