Music interventions in the paediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review

Key Points

• To assess the impact of music interventions on physiological and behavioral outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
• Conducted a scoping review of existing literature on music interventions in the PICU.
• Evaluated physiological and behavioral outcomes related to these interventions.
• Analyzed the cultural and developmental appropriateness of the studies reviewed.
• Music interventions demonstrate positive physiological effects in children in the PICU.
• Families and clinicians value music interventions as beneficial.
• There is a need for standardised terminology in the research field.