Effect of group music therapy on state-anxiety and well-being levels of oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy
A multi-center randomized clinical trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15519360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Ettenberger (0000-0002-2706-6822, Hospital de Clínicas, corresponding author), Laura Reyes-Aragón (Hospital de Clínicas), Ana Maria Diaz (0000-0001-7964-4877), Ana María Álvarez‐Díaz (0000-0002-6449-9977, Clínica Santa María), Raúl Suárez (Ecopetrol (Colombia)), Moshé Amarillo (Ecopetrol (Colombia)), María C Naranjo (0000-0002-1516-8098, Clínica Santa María), Mariana Naranjo, Claudia Carolina Colmenares Mejía (0000-0003-1847-4282, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas), Claudia C Colmenares-Mejía |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Pages | 1658503-1658503 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1658503 |
| PMID | 40980027 |
| OpenAlex | W4414016756 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
The results suggest that group music therapy during chemotherapy is a safe and effective strategy to improve mental health and well-being in cancer patients. To our knowledge, this is the first multicenter RCT on group music therapy during chemotherapy in Colombia. Future studies should aim at integrating caregivers of chemotherapy patients and seek expansion to an international multi-site RCT
Anxiety · Cancer · Center (category theory · Chemotherapy · Clinical Oncology · Clinical trial · Music therapy · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Cancer survivorship and care · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Internal Medicine · Oncology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |