Previous studies suggest that music interventions and music therapy can enhance wellbeing, improve quality of life, and stimulate cognitive functions in people with disorders of consciousness (DOC), including coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS). This systematic review was designed to identify patterns of both short- and long-term changes in response to music interventions and music therapy for people living with DOC on the basis of a qualitative meta-summary. The results indicate that music intervention and music therapy often lead to behavioural changes in, for example, breathing cycles, visual fixation and eye contact. However, the details of the data collection procedures are incomplete in some cases. Nonetheless, the results complement and extend the quantitative work on music interventions for people with DOC by revealing the importance of environmental factors, such as the roles of the relatives and friends of patients with respect to informing and guiding music therapeutic interventions.

先前的研究表明，音乐干预和音乐疗法可以改善包括昏迷，无反应性清醒综合征（UWS）和最低意识状态（MCS）在内的意识障碍（DOC）人群的健康状况，改善生活质量并刺激其认知功能。这项系统的审查旨在根据定性的元摘要，确定针对DOC感染者的音乐干预和音乐治疗的短期和长期变化模式。结果表明，音乐干预和音乐疗法通常会导致行为变化，例如呼吸周期，视觉注视和眼神交流。但是，在某些情况下，数据收集程序的细节不完整。尽管如此，