Treatment effects of adjunct group music therapy in inpatients with chronic schizophrenia: a systematic review
| Autor: | Lissa Lam, Wing Chung Chang, Karen Grimmer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 14 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 50948016 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1215578 |
| Popis: | IntroductionPharmacological treatment may be effective for treating positive symptoms of schizophrenia; no evidence of clinically significant effects on negative and cognitive symptoms, social and behavioral functioning. This review investigated treatment outcomes of multiple (at least four sessions in 4 weeks) group music therapy sessions adjunct to standard care in inpatients with chronic schizophrenia.MethodsA systematic review search of five electronic medical and psychological databases conducted using keywords “music therapy” and “schizophrenia” up to December 2021. Screening was performed for published articles on any adjunct multiple group music therapy (four sessions in 4 weeks minimum) adjunct to “treatment as usual” for inpatients with “chronic” schizophrenia. All study outcomes were all included. Risk of bias of all studies was assessed.Results1160 articles were screened, and 13 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a total of 1,114 inpatients were included. Ten RCTs reported open group sessions with active structured music making (ASMM) combining passive music listening (PML) and/or active singing, playing instruments, and improvisations while three other studies applied PML only. Four studies reported significant outcomes for both positive and negative symptoms. Ten of the thirteen studies recorded significant improvements in negative symptoms, behavioral and social functioning. Lasting significant effects were found in a longitudinal RCT with 272 samples evaluated unguided pre-recorded PML as a coping method lasting up to six months and similar results found in another two longitudinal RCTs. Secondary outcomes measured cognition, mood, social interest and function, self-care ability, interpersonal relationships, and QoL all showed significant outcomes. The significance level for pre-post intervention and between-group measures ranged from p |
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