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| A systematic review and meta-analysis of music therapy for the older adults with depression | | Author(s) | K Zhao, Z G Bai, A Bo, I Chi |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 31, no 11, November 2016 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, November 2016 |
| Pages | pp 1188-1198 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Depression ; Ageing process ; Music ; Therapy ; Evaluation ; Clinical surveys. |
| Annotation | The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of music therapy in the management of depression in older adults. The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Change in depressive symptoms was measured with various scales. Standardised mean differences were calculated for each therapy-control contrast. A comprehensive search yielded 2,692 citations. Of these, 19 articles met inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis suggests that music therapy plus standard treatment has statistical significance in reducing depressive symptoms among older adults. This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that music therapy has an effect on reducing depressive symptoms to some extent. However high quality trials evaluating the effects of music therapy on depression are still needed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170217239 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BG: HH: LO: 4C: 3G |
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