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Reporting Guidelines for Music-based Intervention: an update and validation study
Frontiers in psychology, v 16, 1551920
01 Jun 2025
PMID: 40528854
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Abstract
Background
Detailed intervention reporting is essential to interpretation, replication, and translation of music-based interventions (MBIs). The 2011 Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions were developed to improve transparency and reporting quality of published research; however, problems with reporting quality persist. This represents a significant barrier to advances in MBI scientific research and translation of findings to practice.
Objective
To update and validate the 2011 reporting guidelines using a rigorous Delphi approach that involved an interdisciplinary group of MBI researchers; and to develop an explanation and elaboration guidance statement to support dissemination and usage.
Methods
We followed the methodological framework for developing reporting guidelines recommended by the EQUATOR Network and guidance recommendations for developing health research reporting guidelines. Our three-stage process included: (1) an initial field scan, (2) a consensus process using Delphi surveys (two rounds) and Expert Panel meetings, and (3) development and dissemination of an explanation and elaboration document.
Results
First-Round survey findings revealed that the original checklist items were capturing content that investigators deemed essential to MBI reporting; however, it also revealed problems with item wording and terminology. Subsequent Expert Panel meetings and the Second-Round survey centered on reaching consensus for item language. The revised RG-MBI checklist has a total of 12-items that pertain to eight different components of MBI interventions including name, theory/scientific rationale, content, interventionist, individual/group, setting, delivery schedule, and treatment fidelity.
Conclusion
We recommend that authors, journal editors, and reviewers use the RG-MBI guidelines, in conjunction with methods-based guidelines (e.g., CONSORT) to accelerate and improve the scientific rigor of MBI research.
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- Title
- Reporting Guidelines for Music-based Intervention: an update and validation study
- Creators
- Sheri L. Robb - Indiana University IndianapolisStacey Springs - Harvard UniversityEmmeline Edwards - National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthTasha L. Golden - Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesJulene K. Johnson - University of California, San FranciscoDebra S. Burns - University of MemphisMelita Belgrave - Arizona State UniversityJoke Bradt - Drexel UniversityChristian Gold - NORCE Research ASAssal Habibi - University of Southern CaliforniaJohn R. Iversen - McMaster UniversityMiriam Lense - Vanderbilt University Medical CenterJessica A. MacLean - Indiana University BloomingtonSusan M. Perkins - Indiana University Indianapolis
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in psychology, v 16, 1551920
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Walther Cancer Foundation through Sheri L. Robb's endowed professorship
The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by the Walther Cancer Foundation through Sheri L. Robb's endowed professorship.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001508529100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105008092377
- Other Identifier
- 991022055175004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary