Therapeutic Interventions for Music Performance Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this systematic review was to summarise and evaluate the published literature on interventions for treating music performance anxiety (MPA). Adhering to the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive literature search of three electronic databases was conducted: PubMed, Web of Science, and PsychInfo (Ovid). Records were included in this review if they were quantitative pre-post interventional studies that utilised a recognised outcome measure or a clinical diagnosis for evaluating MPA. A narrative synthesis was orchestrated on 40 extracted studies assessing 1365 total participants. The principal intervention types observed included cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, music therapy, yoga and/or mindfulness, virtual reality, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, and mul

SUBMITTER: Kinney C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature