The Effect of Music on the Happiness of Turkman Elderly in Day Care Centers by Zahra Sabzi, Razieh Saffar, Fatemeh Mehravar, Hamideh Mancheri

“…The intervention consisted of 12 group music therapy sessions, each lasting 45-50 minutes, three times a week, involving the playing of happy Turkman music. …”
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A smartphone application to objectively monitor music listening habits in adolescents by Danique E. Paping, Jantien L. Vroegop, Simone P. C. Koenraads, Carlijn M.P. le Clercq, André Goedegebure, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong, Marc P. van der Schroeff

“…Abstract Background Listening to music through personal listening devices (PLDs) has become more prevalent during last decades. …”
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Effect of Music Oxygen Bar on the Rehabilitation of Traumatic Pelvic Fracture Patients by Lan LI, Wei YANG

“…The control group was treated by traditional protocol of rehabilitation nursing, while the observation group received"music oxygen bar"nursing on the basis of the control group. …”
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Listening habits and subjective effects of background music in young adults with and without ADHD by Kelly-Ann Lachance, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Nathalie Gosselin

“…Adults listen to an average of 20.7 hours of music per week, according to a study conducted across 26 countries. …”
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Effects of group music sessions on cognitive and psychological functions in healthy older adults by Takamitsu Shinada, Michio Takahashi, Akari Uno, Keishi Soga, Yasuyuki Taki, Yasuyuki Taki

“…The intervention group received in weekly 90-minute sessions with the instrument for 16 weeks. …”
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Effectiveness of health literacy and relaxing music on quality of sleep and risk for antenatal depression by Meena Konsam, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Sunita Panda, Jyothi Shetty, N. Ravishankar, Sonia R. B. D’Souza

“…All the interventions were provided for four weeks. The quality of sleep among pregnant women was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale at baseline and after four weeks of intervention. …”
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Exploring the effects of combined nostalgic activities and music therapy on Alzheimer's disease outcomes by Yunqiu Zhang, Yunqiong Wang, Qiao Liu, Jun Xiao, Ling Huang, Lan Zhou, Xuemei Liu

“…The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MOCA), Self Rating Anxiety and Depression Scale (SAS, SDS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of the two groups were compared.ResultsA total of 30 cases from each group completed the study. After 12 weeks of intervention, the MMSE and MOCA scores of both groups of patients increased, and the treatment group was higher than the control group (P < 0.05); SAS, SDS and PSQI scores decreased compared with those before intervention, and the treatment group was lower than the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionNostalgic music therapy can improve cognitive function, alleviate negative emotions, and improve sleep quality in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.…”
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Effect of Five Elements Music Concrete Hypnosis Technique on Subthreshold Depression after Stroke by ZHANG Jiale, ZHOU Xia, LIU Jianxian, QIAN Qian, WANG Qin, WANG Zhensong

“…The hypnotic relaxation and movement guidance language in the background of Jue tune of five element music were recorded by professional psychological technicians, and the patients received motor imagination training in the music background under the guidance of therapists. …”
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The Art and Craft of Music Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation in a Remote North Indian Community by Sahitya Rajagopal, Alex Street, Stephen W. Philip

“…The background to initial work undertaken by the music therapist, which lasted for one year and eleven months, is followed by a summary of five weekly conjoint sessions with the intern, including the evolution of exercises, rationale, and client responses, illustrated with embedded video excerpts. …”
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Music listening evokes story-like visual imagery with both idiosyncratic and shared content. by Sarah Hashim, Lauren Stewart, Mats B Küssner, Diana Omigie

“…There is growing evidence that music can induce a wide range of visual imagery. …”
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Effect of Music Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Reducing the Fall Risk in Elderly Patients with Multimorbidity by CHEN Xiaoya, YU Nannan, DING Jiajia, GUO Shanshan, DONG Hongsheng, DING Yuqing, ZHONG Na

“…In addition to the treatment plan of the control group, the treatment group received music therapy (30 min a time, once a day, five times per week) for 12 weeks. …”
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Gait ecological assessment in persons with Parkinson’s disease engaged in a synchronized musical rehabilitation program by A. Bourdon, L. Damm, D. Dotov, P. Ihalainen, S. Dalla Bella, B. G. Bardy, V. Cochen De Cock

“…Our study aimed to explore the use of a real-time synchronized beat-step music program for at-home rehabilitation. We conducted a 1-month outdoor gait rehabilitation program called BeatPark (30 min/day, 5 days/week), with 25 PwPDs, using real-time synchronized, cued, music, and measurements through the BeatMove application. …”
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Music and low-frequency vibrations for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain in elderly: A pilot study. by Thom A H Eshuis, Peter J C Stuijt, Hans Timmerman, Peter Michael L Nielsen, André Paul Wolff, Remko Soer

“…Patients in both groups received eight treatments of the music combined with the vibrations in three weeks. …”
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Effect of music therapy on emotional resilience, well-being, and employability: a quantitative investigation of mediation and moderation by Yingjie Feng, Mingda Wang

“…Through an 8-week music therapy intervention involving 256 participants, the results demonstrated that music therapy significantly enhanced participants’ emotional resilience, which in turn improved their well-being and employability. …”
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Effect of Tai Chi combined with music therapy on the cognitive function in older adult individuals with mild cognitive impairment by Chunhui Zhou

“…The CG experienced decreased language repetition ability (P = 0.042) and delayed recall (P = 0.030).ConclusionTwelve weeks of Tai Chi combined with music therapy substantially improved cognitive function in older adult individuals with MCI. …”
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Effect of music therapy on behavioral and physiological neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. by Fatemeh Shahbazi, Marzieh Fattahi-Darghlou, Samad Moslehi, Minoo Dabiri-Golchin, Marjan Shahbazi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have documented the effectiveness of music therapy in improving adverse neonatal outcomes in premature infants. …”
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Therapeutic Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy Combined with Music Therapy on Upper Limb Motor Function in Hemiplegic Patients with Stroke by SHI Bohan, ZHU Yan, MA Shujie, XU Qian, WANG Ping, CHEN Zhu, ZHU Weijia

“…The mirror therapy group received mirror therapy （MT） on the basis of conventional rehabilitation，and the combined treatment group received music therapy combined with MT，additionally. Each group received continuous treatment for four weeks，30 min per day，once a day，and 5 days per week.Before and after four weeks of treatment，their upper limb motor function and ADL were assessed with modified Ashworth scale（MAS） of the upper limb，Fugl-Meyer assessment upper extremity（FMA-UE），modifled Barthel index（MBI），and their motor evoked potential（MEP） latency in affected brain areas were measured.ResultsThere were no significant differences in FMA-UE scores，and MEP latency in the three groups before treatment （<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05）.After 4 weeks of treatment，the FMA-UE scores，MBI scores，MAS grade and MEP latency of the three groups were all improved compared with those before treatment（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）. …”
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Effects of music training on executive functions in preschool children aged 3–6 years: systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanan Lu, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Ahmad Faudzi Musib

“…Music training significantly improved cognitive flexibility following training having a duration of ≥12 weeks (SMD = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.04–0.41), occurring ≥3 times per week (SMD = 0.19, 95% CI: 0.0–0.39), and lasting &gt;40 min per session (SMD = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.22–1.26).ConclusionMusic training has a positive effect on inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility in preschool children aged 3–6 years. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…In both groups, the participating children will attend Taekwondo training sessions twice a week over 10 consecutive weeks. In the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group, elements of music therapy will be incorporated into the Taekwondo training. …”
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The effectiveness of live music in reducing anxiety and depression among patients undergoing haemodialysis. A randomised controlled pilot study. by Miriam Serrano Soliva, Conrado Carrascosa López, Inmaculada Rico Salvador, Rafael Ortiz Ramón, Javier Villalón Coca, Rafael García Maset, Alicia García Testal

“…Anxiety and depression levels were assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of listening to live music. The study comprised 90 patients.…”
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