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Table 1 The characteristics of included studies

From: Adjuvant music therapy for patients with hypertension: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Study ID

Country

Sample size

 

Intervention

Frequency and duration

Outcomes

  

Music group

Control group

 

Music group

Control group

  

BekiroÄŸlu 2013

Turkey

30

30

 

Music therapy

Rest

25 min per time, once a day, for a total of 28 days

â‘ â‘¡â‘¥

Chen 2009

China

53

53

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive medication and health education

Routine antihypertensive medication and health education

25 m in per time, once a day, for a total of 10 days

â‘ â‘¡

Huang 1995

China

20

20

 

Music therapy

Rest

30 min per time, once a day for a total of 12 days

①②④⑥

Kunikullaya 2015

India

46

47

 

Music Therapy + lifestyle Intervention

lifestyle Intervention

Each time > 15 min, > 5 times a week, a total of 3 months

①②④⑥

Lei 2013

China

36

36

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive medication

Routine antihypertensive medication

60 min per time, once a day for 12 weeks

①②⑧

Li 2006

China

53

47

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive medication and health education

routine antihypertensive medication and health education

30 min per time, once a day, for a total of 3 months

â‘£

Liang 2018

China

39

39

 

Music therapy + comprehensive intervention

Comprehensive intervention

30 min per time, once a day, a total of 6 months

①②④⑤⑦

Liu 2014

China

27

27

 

Music therapy + amlodipine besylate oral therapy

Amlodipine besylate oral therapy

30 min per time, once a day for a total of 30 days

①②③⑩

Lu 2018

China

47

47

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Five Elements Music Therapy + routine antihypertensive medication

Routine antihypertensive medication

30 min per time, 2 times a day for 3 months

①②⑥⑦

Shankar 2020

India

100

100

 

Indian classical music therapy

Routine antihypertensive medication

15 min per time, once a day for a total of 30 days

â‘¢

Song 2015

China

60

60

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive medication

Rest + routine antihypertensive medication

30 min per time, once a day for a total of 8 days

①②④⑤⑨

Supap 2018

Thailand

57

57

 

Thai folk music therapy + routine antihypertensive drug treatment and health education

Routine antihypertensive drug treatment and health education

32 min per time, once a day for a total of 30 days

â‘ â‘¡

Tang 2015

China

62

62

 

Music Therapy + Oral Amlodipine Besylate Tablets and Bisoprolol Fumarate Tablets

Oral Amlodipine Besylate Tablets and Bisoprolol Fumarate Tablets

30 min per time, once a day for a total of 30 days

â‘ â‘¡â‘¢

Teng 2007

China

12

14

 

Music therapy

Sit and rest

25 min per time, once a day, for a total of 28 days

â‘ â‘¡

Wang 2009

China

50

50

 

Personalized music therapy + routine basic antihypertensive therapy

Routine basic antihypertensive therapy

50 min per time, once a day for a total of 14 days

①②③④⑤⑩

Yu 2002

China

50

50

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive therapy

Routine antihypertensive therapy

30 min per time, once a day for a total of 30 days

â‘ â‘¡â‘£

Zanini 2009

Portugal

23

22

 

Music therapy + routine antihypertensive medication, regular counseling and health education

Routine antihypertensive medication, regular counseling and health education

60 min per time, once a week for 12 weeks

①②⑧

Zhang 2015

China

49

51

 

Music therapy + diet and exercise prescription intervention

Diet and exercise prescription intervention

50 min per time, 3 times a day, a total of 28 days

⑧

Zhang 2018

China

100

100

 

Five Elements Music Therapy + routine drug therapy

Routine drug therapy

30 min per time, 2 times a day, a total of 30 days

①②④⑤⑨

Zhang 2021

China

240

240

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine Five Elements Music Therapy + routine antihypertensive medication

Routine antihypertensive medication

30–45 min per time, 3 times/week, for at least 8 weeks.

①②④⑤

  1. Notes: ①SBP, ②DBP, ③HR, ④SAS, ⑤SDS, ⑥HAMA, ⑦PSQI, ⑧SF − 36, ⑨Sleep condition, ⑩Symptoms