Effects of Perioperative Music Interventions on Emotional Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Integrating Developmental Psychology and Music Education Perspecti
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- Music interventions significantly reduce preoperative anxiety in pediatric surgical patients.
- Postoperative pain, heart rate, and mean arterial pressure are also reduced by perioperative music.
- Effects are observed in both children and adolescents, regardless of music selection method.
- Evidence certainty is very low to low due to high heterogeneity and risk of bias.
- Music may be considered a low-risk adjunct to standard care pending stronger evidence.