The impact of music intervention during emergency suturing on patients' pain and anxiety: a meta-analysis.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC12886440 · PMID 41674515

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The pooled analysis indicated a trend toward reduced anxiety in the music group, although the effect was only marginally significant (SMD = −0.40, 95% CI: −0.80 to 0.00, p = 0.05).

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