Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions
Sleep is essential to human health, yet 27% of the global population suffers from sleep issues, which often lead to fatigue, depression, and impaired cognitive function. While pharmacological treatments exist, non-pharmacological approaches like music therapy have shown promise in enhancing sleep qu...
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| author | Qiaoqiao Gou Meihui Li Xiaoyu Wang Xinran Yuan Mingyi Yang Junrui Li Bo Wang Dan Yang Xiubo Ren Miaomiao Yang Siqi Liu Ningning Liu Jiaqi Han Qiujian Xu |
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| description | Sleep is essential to human health, yet 27% of the global population suffers from sleep issues, which often lead to fatigue, depression, and impaired cognitive function. While pharmacological treatments exist, non-pharmacological approaches like music therapy have shown promise in enhancing sleep quality. This review, analyzing 27 studies with various experimental paradigms, confirms that music therapy significantly improves subjective sleep quality, largely by alleviating anxiety and regulating mood through perceptual pathways. However, the effects on objective sleep measures remain inconclusive, suggesting that individual differences may play a significant role. Future research should focus on refining intervention designs that integrate both subjective and objective sleep assessments to better elucidate the physiological and psychological mechanisms of music therapy. Key recommendations include personalized music selection, development of age-appropriate interventions, and minimization of external interferences to maximize therapeutic outcomes. Additionally, incorporating variables like psychological status, lifestyle, and environmental factors may offer a more comprehensive understanding of music therapy’s long-term adaptability and effectiveness for diverse populations. This review offers critical research directions and practical support for future applications of music therapy in sleep health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7626a1507e5d42c993b0eb180cb4c0d92025-01-07T05:23:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952025-01-011510.3389/fneur.2024.14335921433592Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directionsQiaoqiao Gou0Meihui Li1Xiaoyu Wang2Xinran Yuan3Mingyi Yang4Junrui Li5Bo Wang6Dan Yang7Xiubo Ren8Miaomiao Yang9Siqi Liu10Ningning Liu11Jiaqi Han12Qiujian Xu13Art Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaYSU and DCU Joint Research Centre for the Arts, Music College, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaYSU and DCU Joint Research Centre for the Arts, Music College, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaYSU and DCU Joint Research Centre for the Arts, Music College, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaYSU and DCU Joint Research Centre for the Arts, Music College, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaYSU and DCU Joint Research Centre for the Arts, Music College, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaArt Healing and Cognitive Science Research Center, Department of Music, School of Arts and Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, ChinaSleep is essential to human health, yet 27% of the global population suffers from sleep issues, which often lead to fatigue, depression, and impaired cognitive function. While pharmacological treatments exist, non-pharmacological approaches like music therapy have shown promise in enhancing sleep quality. This review, analyzing 27 studies with various experimental paradigms, confirms that music therapy significantly improves subjective sleep quality, largely by alleviating anxiety and regulating mood through perceptual pathways. However, the effects on objective sleep measures remain inconclusive, suggesting that individual differences may play a significant role. Future research should focus on refining intervention designs that integrate both subjective and objective sleep assessments to better elucidate the physiological and psychological mechanisms of music therapy. Key recommendations include personalized music selection, development of age-appropriate interventions, and minimization of external interferences to maximize therapeutic outcomes. Additionally, incorporating variables like psychological status, lifestyle, and environmental factors may offer a more comprehensive understanding of music therapy’s long-term adaptability and effectiveness for diverse populations. This review offers critical research directions and practical support for future applications of music therapy in sleep health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1433592/fullsleepsleep disordersmusic therapyinsomniameta-narrative review |
| spellingShingle | Qiaoqiao Gou Meihui Li Xiaoyu Wang Xinran Yuan Mingyi Yang Junrui Li Bo Wang Dan Yang Xiubo Ren Miaomiao Yang Siqi Liu Ningning Liu Jiaqi Han Qiujian Xu Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions Frontiers in Neurology sleep sleep disorders music therapy insomnia meta-narrative review |
| title | Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| title_full | Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| title_fullStr | Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| title_short | Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| title_sort | meta narrative review the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions |
| topic | sleep sleep disorders music therapy insomnia meta-narrative review |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1433592/full |
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