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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria to select studies for this systemic review

From: The impact of music listening intervention on Asia elderly with dementia: a systematic review

Criteria

Inclusion

Exclusion

Remark

Study focus topic

M.T. and dementia

Other therapies and disorders

Included if M.T. and dementia are combined with other topics

Study subject age group

Elderly

Other age groups

 

Study area

China

Other geographic areas

Including Mainland and SAR

Publication year

2013–2023a

Before 2013

Including the initial and the final year

Study type

Full-length journal research articles

Reviews, conference papers, book chapters, non-full-length editorials

 

Category of articles

Quantitative

Non-quantitative

Included quantitative and qualitative

Language

English

Non-English

 
  1. MT: music therapy; SAR: Special administrative regions (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau)
  2. aStudies published until March 2013