Table 5 Inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to the literature search
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
*Music therapy with a music therapist in a palliative setting (both in- and out-patients) | *Use of music either played live or playback without a certified music therapist present (music medicine) |
*Assorted patient-centered music therapy techniques might be utilized, and include receptive, creative, recreative, as well as combined techniques. | * Protocols; feasibility studies; single case studies |
* Research articles (el. peer-reviewed articles published in) in English, German or Scandinavian language | * Official reports, book reviews; theoretical articles, dissertations; conference abstracts and editorials. |
*Both qualitative and quantitative studies | * Articles before 1978 |