| Author Year Country/Area | Search details, range (database searched, articles included) | Quality score | Number of studies Design of included studies | Interventions/ Control group | Main outcome measures |
| Chang, et al., 2015 Taiwan Area [13] | PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library Database, CINAHL, SCOPUS and Psyc INFO. January 2000 to February 2014 | 11 | 10 | Individual Music therapy Group music therapy Compared with no music intervention or usual care or standard care | Disruptive behaviour Anxiety Depressive moods Cognitive functioning |
| Fusar-Poli, et al., 2018 Spain [14] | MEDLINE, EMBASE, Psyc INFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Journal of Music Therapy, and Nordic Journal Of Music Therapy 1985-2011 | 9 | 18 | Active Music therapy Receptive music therapy Individual music therapy Group music therapy Compared with usual care or standard care | Mood improvement Disruptive behaviour Long-term benefits |
| Gaviola, et al., 2020 Australia [15] | CINAHL, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Music Periodicals and Cochrane Up toJuly2018 | 9 | 4 | Individualised music therapy Compared with no music intervention | Behavioural and psychosocial symptoms Anxiety and depression Agitation Physiological symptoms Mood and emotion Cognition Quality of life |
| Gomez-Romeroa, et al., 2016 Spain [16] | Academic Search Complete, PubMed, Science Direct y Dialnet 2003-2013 | 11 | 11 | Active music therapy Receptive music therapy Individual music therapy Group music therapy Compared with no music Intervention | Behaviour disorder Anxiety Agitation |
| Li et al., 2019 Taiwan Area [17] | AgeLine, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Cochrane Library Articles till April 2019 | 8 | 7 | Passive music therapy. Compared with usual care or standard care, no music therapy, other interventions | Depressive symptoms |
| McDermott, Crellin, Ridder, & Orrell, 2012 UK [18] | MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Journal of Music Therapy, and Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 1985-2011 | 11 | 18 RCTs | Active music therapy Receptive music therapy Individual music therapy Group music therapy | Behavioural and psychological aspects Hormonal and physiological changes Social and relational aspects |
| Moreno-Morales et al., 2020 Spain [19] | Medline, PubMed Central, Embase, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library 1990to2020 | 9 | 8RCTs | Active music therapy Passive music therapy Compared with usual care or standard care | Cognitive function Quality of Life Depression |
| Ueda, Suzukamo, Sato, & Izumi, 2013 Japan [20] | MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Igaku Chuo Zasshi Till February 2011 | 11 | 20RCTs N:651 | Active music therapy Passive music therapy Compared with no music intervention | Psychological symptoms Behaviour, Cognition, Activity of daily living, Depression, Anxiety, Cognition |
| Vander Steen, et al., 2018 Netherland [21] | ALOIS, specialized register of the Cochrane dementia and cognitive improvement group (CDCIG) searched on June 2017 MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and LILACS Up toJuly2017 | 11 | 22 RCTs N:890 | Music-based therapeutic interventions include: Active or receptive, delivered to individuals or groups. Minimum of 5 sessions Provided by music therapist meeting at least two criteria (therapeutic objective, Matching individual preference, active participation, clinical indication) Compared with any other type of therapy/activity, no therapy/activity | Emotional well-being Mood disturbance Depressive symptoms Anxiety Behavioural problems Cognition Social behaviour Any adverse effects |
| Vasionyte & Madison, 2012 Sweden [2] | JSTOR, EBSCO, ERIC, SCIRUS, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, SAGE PUB, Cambridge Journals UptoApril2011 | 9 | 19 N:478 | Active music therapy Receptive music therapy Individual music therapy Group music therapy Compared with no music intervention | Affective outcome: Depression, Anxiety Behavioural outcome: agitation, disruptive behaviour Cognitive outcome: Language abilities Physiological outcome: heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure |
| Zhanga, et al., 2017 China [22] | PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library From inception to September 2016 | 11 | 34 | Any form of music intervention Compared with no music intervention | Disruptive behaviour Cognitive function Depressive behaviour Anxiety Quality of life |