Music during burn treatment reduced symptom scores in pooled trials
Pain, anxiety, and muscle tension scores favored music, while heart rate, breathing rate, and mean blood pressure showed no statistically significant differences.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Across the included trials, patients receiving music during burn treatment had lower pain, anxiety, and muscle tension scores than those receiving interventions without music. Heart rate, breathing rate, and mean blood pressure did not differ significantly. The symptom results are expressed in standardized units, leaving the size of changes on the original scales unclear.
The abstract does not describe the music sessions, patient ages, follow-up periods, or the results of its bias assessment. The duration of any symptom benefit is also unclear.
What researchers found
Pain scores
Standardized mean difference for music versus non-music interventions during burn treatment; assessment timing and treatment duration were not reported.
What was tested
This abstract-based review focused on music used while patients received treatment for burns. It assessed symptoms and physiological measures separately, allowing the results to show where differences were detected.
Understanding the pain estimate
The pain result is expressed in standardized units, which allow scores to be pooled across studies. It is not a percentage reduction and does not state how many patients experienced meaningful relief.
The original publication
Effects of music intervention in patients with burn injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang H, Qiu R, Huang H et al.
Medicine (Baltimore) · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41137307
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