Music therapy for end-of-life care
Journal
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Year
2025
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the benefits and harms of standard care combined with music therapy for the management of physical symptoms and psychosocial outcomes in individuals receiving end-of-life care, compared with (a) standard care alone or (b) standard care plus other non-music interventions To evaluate the relative benefits and harms of different types of music therapy interventions (e.g. music listening, songwriting, or improvisation as part of a structured therapeutic process) for the management of physical symptoms and psychosocial outcomes in individuals receiving end-of-life care.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Chronic Disease; Depression; Anxiety; Mood; Psychological Outcomes; Emotional Functioning; Palliative Care; Terminally Ill; Quality of LIfe; Suffering; Music Therapy; Hospice Care; Composition; Improvisation; Receptive Music Methods; Live Music Listening; Recreative Music Methods; Singing a Song; Playing an Instrument; Recorded Music Listening; Music Listening
Indexed Terms
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Terminal Care
Study Type
Editorials; Opinions; Position Papers
PubMed ID
PMID: 41347622 PMCID: PMC12679691
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Calvache, J. A., Collazos Girón, D., Bolaños, I., Bradt, J., Dileo, C., & Klimek, M. (2025). Music therapy for end-of-life care. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12 (12) Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/1860