Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of music therapy for acute and chronic sleep disorders in adults.
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Data sources: A systematic search of publications in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library without language restriction was performed.
Review methods: Studies with randomized controlled design and adult participants were included if music was applied in a passive way to improve sleep quality. Subgroup analysis was conducted to explore the sources of heterogeneity.
Results: Ten studies involving 557 participants were identified. The sleep quality was improved significantly by music (standard mean difference: