TY - JOUR
T1 - Levels of evidence in the journal of music therapy from 2000-2009
T2 - Descriptive analyses by year and clinical population
AU - Yun-Springer, Andrea Bora
AU - Silverman, Michael J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© the American Music Therapy Association 2014. All rights reserved.
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PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the levels of evidence from articles published in the Journal of Music Therapy (JMT) from 2000-2009 using the classification taxonomy established by Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (2005). Most JMT studies were Level Vi (single descriptive or qualitative study, n = 83, 45.36%) or Level ii (randomized & controlled trial, n = 32, 17.49%). The populations most studied were other (n = 31, 16.94%), nondisabled persons (n = 24, 13.12%), medical/surgical (n = 16, 8.74%), Alzheimer's/dementia (n = 12, 6.56%), and school-age populations (n = 12, 6.56%). As many systematic reviews only include Level ii evidence, there is a need for additional randomized controlled trials. The variety of research designs and clinical populations are a testament to the breadth of JMT and the profession. Limitations, implications, and suggestions for future research are provided.
AB - The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the levels of evidence from articles published in the Journal of Music Therapy (JMT) from 2000-2009 using the classification taxonomy established by Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (2005). Most JMT studies were Level Vi (single descriptive or qualitative study, n = 83, 45.36%) or Level ii (randomized & controlled trial, n = 32, 17.49%). The populations most studied were other (n = 31, 16.94%), nondisabled persons (n = 24, 13.12%), medical/surgical (n = 16, 8.74%), Alzheimer's/dementia (n = 12, 6.56%), and school-age populations (n = 12, 6.56%). As many systematic reviews only include Level ii evidence, there is a need for additional randomized controlled trials. The variety of research designs and clinical populations are a testament to the breadth of JMT and the profession. Limitations, implications, and suggestions for future research are provided.
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U2 - 10.1093/mtp/miu020
DO - 10.1093/mtp/miu020
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84942324541
SN - 0734-6875
VL - 32
SP - 185
EP - 190
JO - Music Therapy Perspectives
JF - Music Therapy Perspectives
IS - 2
ER -