What is it about?

Music therapy is used widely both in the UK and USA for palliative and end-of-life care patients, but does it actually work? This paper suggests music therapy is effective for reducing pain in patients receiving palliative/end-of-life care.

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Why is it important?

Given that pain is one of the most common problems experienced by palliative care patients, this paper provides a valuable contribution to the therapeutic evidence base.

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This page is a summary of: Music therapy for end-of-life care: An updated systematic review, Palliative Medicine, October 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316635387.
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