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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2026; 17(2): 113526
Published online Feb 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i2.113526
Published online Feb 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i2.113526
Table 3 Analysis of the efficacy of music therapy on pain and depression
| Intervention Measures | The number of included studies | Sample size | Heterogeneity test | Meta-analysis results | ||||
| Intervention group | Control group | I2 (%) | P value | Effect model | SMD (95%CI) | P value | ||
| Pain | 7 | 331 | 331 | 97.10 | < 0.001 | Random | -2.22 (-3.39 to -1.05) | < 0.001 |
| Depression | 5 | 264 | 264 | 96.60 | < 0.001 | Random | -2.05 (-3.75 to -1.25) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Tang YL, Zhao YX, Wang X. Music therapy for anxiety reduction in non-acute surgical fracture patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Orthop 2026; 17(2): 113526
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v17.i2.113526