In the original article, there was a mistake in Table 2 as published. The “Setting and patients” description of the study by Rossetti et al. () should read “Outpatient medical center, patients with breast or head and neck cancer, N = 78” instead of “Inpatient medical center, patients with breast, head or neck cancer, N = 78”. The “Intervention” description of the study by Rossetti et al. () should read “Music therapy (multiple techniques); 1 session, 60 min” instead of “Music listening; 1 session, 60 min.” The corrected Table 2 appears below.
Table 2
| Study | Setting and patients | Intervention | Control group | Study design | Main findings | Outcomes included in meta-analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcântara-Silva et al. (2018) | Outpatient cancer treatment hospital, patients with gynecological cancer, N = 164 | Music listening; 10 sessions, 35 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in quality of life, stronger decrease in fatigue and depression in EG | |
| Allen (2010) | After care, patients with breast cancer who were in remission, N = 11 | Music imaging (group therapy); 10 sessions, 60 min | ACG: cognitive behavioral therapy | RCT | Stronger increase in feelings of identity, family role relationship, self-esteem and body image in EG | |
| Bates et al. (2017)* | Inpatient blood and marrow transplantation unit, patients with lymphoma or myeloma, N = 82 | Music listening and creating; 2 sessions, 30 min. | TAU | RCT | Less pain medication in EG, no significant difference in subjective pain perception | PSYCH: POMS |
| Bieligmeyer et al. (2018)* | Inpatient oncology department, patients with breast or colorectal cancer, N = 44 | Sound bed; 1 session, 15 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in well-being, quality of life and physiological symptoms in EG, no significant differences in pain and social extraversion | PSYCH: BMQ, PHYSIC: VAS |
| Bradt et al. (2015)* | In and outpatients from a hospital, patients with cancer (various types), N = 31 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 2 sessions, 20–45 min | ACG: listening to music | RCT | No significant group differences in mood, anxiety, relaxation and pain | PSYCH: VAS, PHYSIC: 11-point numeric rating scale |
| Burns (2001)* | Outpatient oncology offices, patients with breast or ovarian cancer, N = 8 | Bonny method of guided imagery and music; 10 sessions, 60–90 min | Waitlist | RCT | Stronger increase in mood and quality of life in EG | PSYCH: POMS, QOL: QOL-CA |
| Burns et al. (2007) | Inpatient hematology oncology unit, patients with leukemia | Music imagery; 8 sessions, 45 min | TAU | RCT | No significant group difference in positive and negative effect, anxiety and quality of life | |
| Burns et al. (2018) | Outpatients from cancer centers, patients with various types of cancer, N = 86 | Guided visualization with music; 1 session, 45–50 min | ACG: listening to music | RCT | Stronger increase in responsiveness and benefit finding in EG, stronger decrease in distress in CG | |
| Cassileth et al. (2003)* | Inpatient cancer centers, patients with lymphoma or myeloma, N = 69 | Music listening and creating; 3–7 sessions, 20–30 min. | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in depression, anxiety and mood in EG | PSYCH: POMS |
| Chen et al. (2018) | Outpatient medical center, patients with breast cancer, N = 52 | Music imagery; 8 sessions, 60 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease of depression, helplessness, hopelessness and cognitive avoidance in EG | |
| Cook and Silverman (2013) | Inpatient oncology-hematology unit, patients with leukemia and other cancers, N = 34 | Music listening and conversations; 3 sessions, 15–30 min | Waitlist | RCT | Stronger increase in spiritual well-being in EG | |
| Domingo et al. (2015)* | Inpatient palliative care unit, patients with advanced cancer, N = 68 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 4 sessions, 30*40 min | TAU | CCT | Stronger increase in well-being in EG | PSYCH: HADS, QOL: well-being single item |
| Dóro et al. (2017)* | Inpatient allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation unit, patients with neoplastic hematologic disorders, N = 100 | Music singing and improvisation; 8 session, 30 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in mood in EG, no significant difference in anxiety and pain | PSYCH: VAS; PHYSIC: VAS |
| Fredenburg and Silverman (2014)* | Inpatient adult blood and marrow transplantation unit, patients with leukemia and lymphoma, N = 11 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 30–45 min | Waitlist | RCT | No significant group difference | PHYSIC: MFI |
| Fredenburg and Silverman (2014) | Inpatient adult blood and marrow transplantation unit, patients with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, N = 32 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 1 sessions, 30 min | Waitlist | RCT | Stronger decrease of pain in EG, stronger increase in negative and positive effect in EG | |
| Gutgsell et al. (2013)* | Inpatient medical center, patients with advanced cancer (26 non-cancer patients), N = 200 | Music relaxation; 1 session, 20 min | Waitlist | RCT | Stronger decrease in pain in EG | PHYSIC: 11-point numeric rating scale |
| Hanser et al. (2006)* | In and outpatients from breast oncology clinic, patients with breast cancer, N = 42 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 3 session, 45 min | TAU | RCT | Increase in relaxation, comfort and happiness in EG | QOL: FACT-G, PHYSIC: FACT-G (subscale), PSYCH: HADS |
| Hilliard (2003)* | Outpatient hospice, patients with advanced cancer, N = 80 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 2–13 sessions | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in quality of life in EG, no significant difference in length of life or physical functioning | PSYCH: HQLI-R, QOL: HQLI-R |
| Horne-Thompson and Grocke (2008)* | Inpatient palliative care unit, patients with advanced cancer (1 non-cancer patient), N = 25 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 1 session, 20–40 min | ACG: volunteer visit | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety | PSYCH: ESAS, PHYSIC: ESAS |
| Letwin and Silverman (2017)* | Inpatient medical oncology/hematology unit, patients with various types of cancer, N = 15 | Music listening; 2 sessions, 30–45 min | Waitlist | RCT | No significant group difference in resilience and pain | PSYCH: RSES, PHYSIC: 11-point numeric rating scale |
| Lin et al. (2011)* | Inpatient medical center/hospital, patients with various types of cancer, N = 98 | Music imagery; 1 session, 60 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety in EG, stronger increase in skin temperature in EG | PSYCH: STAI |
| Palmer et al. (2015)* | Inpatient university hospital, patients with (potential) breast cancer, N = 201 | Music listening before and during surgery; 1 session | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety and faster recovery after surgery in EG | PSYCH: VAS |
| Porter et al. (2018)* | Inpatient palliative care unit, patients with advanced cancer (4 non-cancer patients), N = 42 | Music therapy (multiple sessions); 2–6 sessions, 45 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in well-being | QOL: MQoL, PSYCH: MQoL, PHYSIC: MQoL |
| Ramirez et al. (2018) | Inpatient palliative care, patients with advanced cancer, N = 40 | Music relaxation, active and receptive songs; 1 session, 30 min | ACG: Conversation about music | RCT | Stronger increase in valence and arousal and well-being in EG | |
| Rossetti et al. (2017)* | Outpatient medical center, patients with breast or head and neck cancer, N = 78 | Music therapy (multiple techniques); 1 session, 60 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety and distress in EG | PSYCH: STAI |
| Tuinmann et al. (2017)* | Inpatient medical center, patients with lymphoma, N = 66 | Music playing, singing and listening; 8 session, 20 min. | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in need of analgesics and subjective pain perception in EG | QOL: EORTC QLQ-C30, PAIN: EORTC QLQ-C30 |
| Verstegen (2016)* | Inpatient blood and marrow transplantation unit, patients with cancer, N = 10 | Music listening and therapeutic dialogue; 2 session, 30–60 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger increase in hope in EG, no significant difference in pain | PSYCH: HHI, PHYSIC: 11-point numeric rating scale |
| Wang et al. (2015) | Inpatient cancer hospital, patients with lung cancer, N = 60 | Music relaxation during surgery, music listening afterwards; 5 sessions, 60 min | TAU | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety, lower blood pressure and heart rate, less need for analgesics in EG | |
| Warth et al. (2015b)* | Inpatient palliative care, patients with cancer (2 non-cancer patients), N = 84 | Music relaxation; 2 sessions, 30 min | ACG: pre-recorded mindfulness exercise | RCT | Stronger increase in relaxation and well-being and in high-frequency oscillation of the heart rate and stronger decrease in fatigue in EG, no significant difference in pain | QOL: VAS, PSYCH: EORTC QLQ C15-PAL, PHYSIC: VAS |
| Yates and Silverman (2015)* | Inpatient surgical oncology unit, patients with colon/rectal or uterine cancer, N = 26 | Music listening; 1 session, 20–30 min | Waitlist | RCT | Stronger decrease in anxiety and increase in relaxation in EG | PSYCH: QMS |
Study characteristics.
Studies marked with * were included in meta-analyses; TAU, treatment as usual; ACG, active control group; RCT, randomized controlled trial; CCT, controlled clinical trial; EG, experimental group; CG, Control group; PSYCH, psychological well-being; QOL, quality of life; PHYSIC, physical symptom distress; Poms, Profile of mood states; BMQ, Basler Mood Questionnaire; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; QOL-CA, Quality of life – Cancer scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MFI, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General; HQLI-R, Hospice Quality of Life Index—Revised; ESAS, Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale; RSES, Response to Stressful Events Scale; STAI, Stait Trait Anxiety Inventory; MQoL, McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; EORTC QLQ-C30, Quality of Life Questionnaire; HHI, Herth Hope Index; EORTC QLQ-C15-Pal, Quality of Life Questionnaire for Palliative Care; QMS, 12-item quick mood scale.
In the original article, there was a subsequent error in the description of the intervention in the study by Rossetti et al. ().
A correction has been made to “Results,” “Study Description and Narrative Synthesis,” “Music Therapy During Chemotherapy and Radiation”, Paragraph 2:
“Two studies assessed the effects of music therapy in the course of radiation therapy and found reductions in anxiety and distress (Rossetti et al., ) as well as improvements regarding quality of life, fatigue, and depression (Alcântara-Silva et al., ). Techniques used in these studies encompassed listening to prerecorded music, live music therapy, and conversations with a therapist.”
The authors apologize for these errors and state that they do not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Summary
Keywords
music therapy, oncology, cancer, effectiveness, randomized controlled trials, quality of life, supportive care, complementary therapies
Citation
Köhler F, Martin Z-S, Hertrampf R-S, Gäbel C, Kessler J, Ditzen B and Warth M (2020) Corrigendum: Music Therapy in the Psychosocial Treatment of Adult Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front. Psychol. 11:2095. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02095
Received
24 July 2020
Accepted
28 July 2020
Published
18 September 2020
Volume
11 - 2020
Edited and reviewed by
Jenny M. Groarke, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
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