Authors: Patrick Archie Eduardo Bruera Lorenzo Cohen
Publish Date: 2013/05/30
Volume: 21, Issue: 9, Pages: 2609-2624
Abstract
A narrative review was performed with particular emphasis on RCTs metaanalyses and systematic reviews The Cochrane Library Ovid PubMed CINAHL Plus PsycINFO and ProQuest were searched for the subject headings music music therapy cancer oncology palliative care pain anxiety depression mood quality of life prevalence neuroscience functional imaging endogenous opioids GABA 5HT dopamine and permutations of these same search terms Data for the review were comprised of articles published between 1970 and 2012 References of all the cited articles were also reviewedAvailable evidence suggests that musicbased interventions may have a positive impact on pain anxiety mood disturbance and quality of life in cancer patients Advances in neurobiology may provide insight into the potential mechanisms by which music impacts these outcomesMore research is needed to determine what subpopulation of cancer patients is most likely to respond to musicbased interventions what interventions are most effective for individual outcomes and what measurement parameters best gauge their effectivenessOpen Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original authors and the source are credited
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