Eseadi C, Amedu AN. Potential impact of music interventions in managing diabetic conditions. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(13): 2916-2924 [PMID: 37215419 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2916]
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Chiedu Eseadi, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, B-Ring 3, Auckland Park Campus, Johannesburg 2006, Gauteng, South Africa. chiedu.eseadi@unn.edu.ng
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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2023; 11(13): 2916-2924 Published online May 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2916
Potential impact of music interventions in managing diabetic conditions
Chiedu Eseadi, Amos Nnaemeka Amedu
Chiedu Eseadi, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, Gauteng, South Africa
Amos Nnaemeka Amedu, Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 41001, Enugu State, Nigeria
Author contributions: Eseadi C and Amedu AN conceived the study; Eseadi C and Amedu AN designed the study, conducted the literature review and were all responsible for the analysis, drafting, editing, and approval of the final version of this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Chiedu Eseadi, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, B-Ring 3, Auckland Park Campus, Johannesburg 2006, Gauteng, South Africa. chiedu.eseadi@unn.edu.ng
Received: December 29, 2022 Peer-review started: December 29, 2022 First decision: February 20, 2023 Revised: March 1, 2023 Accepted: April 4, 2023 Article in press: April 4, 2023 Published online: May 6, 2023 Processing time: 116 Days and 22.7 Hours
Abstract
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases, characterized by an insufficiency in insulin secretion as well as chronic hyperglycemia and disturbances in carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. The major aim of this study was to conduct a literature review on the impact of music intervention on the management of diabetic conditions among patients. Available studies on the impact of music interventions on the management of diabetic conditions were reviewed and analysed using descriptive literature review approach. This review showed that music intervention plays a dual role in managing patients' diabetic conditions. First, music intervention is impactful in managing the health condition of diabetic patients through enhancing the patient’s compliance with exercise, improving lower limb blood circulation, and enhancing health parameters that increase autonomous balance among diabetic patients. Second, music therapy is impactful in the management of diabetic conditions through lowering blood sugar, heart rate, glucose levels, and stress among patients. However, with the number of empirical studies available in this regard, the impact of music intervention is still growing, and longer-term studies and randomised controlled trials with robust sample size are recommended to reach a more valid conclusion.
Core Tip: The use of music intervention has been found effective in treating a wide range of health issues. This study demonstrates that music intervention is impactful in the management of diabetic conditions through reduction in blood sugar, heart rate, glucose level, and stress. These symptoms have been widely associated with diabetic conditions among patients. It is imperative to further examine the significant effects of music intervention in curtailing these symptoms through the selection of specific music that reduces these specific symptoms in diabetics.
