University of Kansas University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Kansas University of Missouri-Kansas City.
J Music Ther. 2014 Spring;51(1):4-38. doi: 10.1093/jmt/thu002.
Music therapists are challenged to present evidence on the efficacy of music therapy treatment and incorporate the best available research evidence to make informed healthcare and treatment decisions. Higher standards of evidence can come from a variety of sources including systematic reviews.
To define and describe a range of research review methods using examples from music therapy and related literature, with emphasis on the systematic review. In addition, the authors provide a detailed overview of methodological processes for conducting and reporting systematic reviews in music therapy.
The systematic review process is described in five steps. Step 1 identifies the research plan and operationalized research question(s). Step 2 illustrates the identification and organization of the existing literature related to the question(s). Step 3 details coding of data extracted from the literature. Step 4 explains the synthesis of coded findings and analysis to answer the research question(s). Step 5 describes the strength of evidence evaluation and results presentation for practice recommendations.
Music therapists are encouraged to develop and conduct systematic reviews. This methodology contributes to review outcome credibility and can determine how information is interpreted and used by clinicians, clients or patients, and policy makers.
A systematic review is a methodologically rigorous research method used to organize and evaluate extant literature related to a clinical problem. Systematic reviews can assist music therapists in managing the ever-increasing literature, making well-informed evidence based practice and research decisions, and translating existing music-based and nonmusic based literature to clinical practice and research development.
音乐治疗师面临着展示音乐治疗疗效的证据，并将最佳可用的研究证据纳入其中，以便做出明智的医疗和治疗决策。更高的证据标准可以来自多种来源，包括系统评价。
通过音乐治疗和相关文献中的示例，定义和描述一系列研究综述方法，重点介绍系统评价。此外，作者还详细介绍了在音乐治疗中进行和报告系统评价的方法学过程。
系统评价过程分为五个步骤描述。步骤 1 确定研究计划和可操作的研究问题。步骤 2 说明与问题相关的现有文献的识别和组织。步骤 3 详细说明从文献中提取数据的编码过程。步骤 4 解释编码发现的综合以及分析以回答研究问题。步骤 5 描述证据评估的强度和结果呈现，以提供实践建议。
鼓励音乐治疗师开展并进行系统评价。这种方法学有助于提高综述结果的可信度，并能确定临床医生、患者或客户以及政策制定者如何解释和使用信息。
系统评价是一种严格的方法论研究方法，用于组织和评估与临床问题相关的现有文献。系统评价可以帮助音乐治疗师管理日益增长的文献，做出明智的基于证据的实践和研究决策，并将现有的基于音乐和非音乐的文献转化为临床实践和研究发展。
