Zhong FP, Zhong J, Zhong MY. Effect of music therapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gastrointestinal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(3): 471-479 [PMID: 37032801 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i3.471]
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Fang-Ping Zhong, CCST, MS, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of Oncology, Pingxiang Second People’s Hospital, No. 18-301 Athenian Century Garden, Anyuan Town, Anyuan District, Pingxiang 337000, Jiangxi Province, China. zz23181113441123@163.com
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Nutrition & Dietetics
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Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2023; 15(3): 471-479 Published online Mar 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i3.471
Effect of music therapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in gastrointestinal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fang-Ping Zhong, Jun Zhong, Ming-Yan Zhong
Fang-Ping Zhong, Ming-Yan Zhong, Department of Oncology, Pingxiang Second People’s Hospital, Pingxiang 337000, Jiangxi Province, China
Jun Zhong, School of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Zhong FP and Zhong J contributed equally to this work; Zhong MY designed the study; Zhong FP contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; Zhong J involved in the data and writing of this article; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Fang-Ping Zhong, CCST, MS, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of Oncology, Pingxiang Second People’s Hospital, No. 18-301 Athenian Century Garden, Anyuan Town, Anyuan District, Pingxiang 337000, Jiangxi Province, China. zz23181113441123@163.com
Received: January 11, 2023 Peer-review started: January 11, 2023 First decision: January 30, 2023 Revised: February 6, 2023 Accepted: February 27, 2023 Article in press: February 27, 2023 Published online: March 27, 2023
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Music therapy can reduce anxiety symptoms, avoid the response to the human body under various stress conditions through psychological adjustment, and has a positive effect on improving the adverse reactions of chemotherapy. Music therapy has been used in treating primary cancers such as lung cancer and breast cancer and plays a huge role in relieving anxiety before surgery and reducing the dosage of anesthetics.
Research motivation
Music therapy plays a role in improving the negative emotions of cancer patients. However, whether it could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy still remains to be explored.
Research objectives
To explore whether music therapy has a positive impact on the improvement of nausea and vomiting symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancer during chemotherapy.
Research methods
A few relevant articles of this subject have been searched from the public databases. The data of the outcome indicators have been extracted from the articles. A meta-analysis has been performed for the pooling results.
Research results
Music therapy could reduce the nausea and vomiting symptom score of patients after chemotherapy, also it could reduce the incidence of grade I and above nausea or vomiting in patients after chemotherapy.
Research conclusions
Music therapy is a good adjuvant therapy for improving the adverse reactions of chemotherapy.
Research perspectives
Indicators for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting have been determined and a meta-analysis has been performed for the pooling results of the indicators. The evidence was withdrawn from the process.
