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ArticleIntegrative medicine research2025

Reporting guidelines for music-based interventions checklist: Explanation and elaboration guide.

Sheri L Robb, K Maya Story, Elizabeth Harman, Debra S Burns, Joke Bradt, Emmeline Edwards, Tasha L Golden, Christian Gold, John R Iversen, Assal Habibi and 4 more

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Sheri L RobbIndiana University, School of Nursing and School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
K Maya StoryIndiana University, School of Medicine and Richard L. Roundbush VA Medical Center., Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Elizabeth HarmanIndiana University, School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Debra S BurnsUniversity of Memphis, College of Communication and Fine Arts, Memphis, TN, United States.
Joke BradtDrexel University, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Emmeline EdwardsNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Tasha L GoldenUniversity of Florida, Center for Arts in Medicine, Gainseville, FL, United States.
Christian GoldNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bergan, Norway.
John R IversenMcMaster University, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Assal HabibiUniversity of Southern California, Brain and Creativity Institute, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Julene K JohnsonUniversity of California San Francisco, Institute for Health & Aging, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Miriam LenseVanderbilt University, School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.
Susan M PerkinsIndiana University, School of Medicine and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Stacey SpringsHarvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States.

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Abstract

Background: Detailed intervention reporting is essential to interpretation, replication, and eventual translation of music-based interventions (MBIs) into practice. Despite availability of Methods: The purpose of this explanation and elaboration document is to facilitate consistent understanding, use, and dissemination of the revised RG-MBI. Members of the interdisciplinary expert panel collaborated to create the resulting guidance statement. Results: This guidance statement offers: (1) the scope and intended use of the RG-MBI, (2) an explanation for each checklist item, with examples from published studies, and (3) two published studies with annotations indicating where the authors reported each checklist item. Conclusion: Broader uptake of the RG-MBIs by study authors, editors, and peer reviewers will lead to better reporting of MBI trials, and in turn facilitate greater replication of research, improve cross-study comparisons and meta-analyses, and increase implementation of findings.

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Guidance statementInterventionMusicMusic therapyReporting guidelines

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