Table 1 Systematic keyword-based literature search

PubMed from 2010 to 2023; searched 12.01.2023

 1

All fields

“music therapy” OR “music intervention” OR “music based”

13.436

 2

AND

All fields

“oncology” OR “cancer”

803

 3

AND

All fields

“children” OR “paediatric”

129

 4

AND

All fields

“famil*” OR “parents”

52

Cochrane from 2010 to 2023; searched 12.01.2023

 1

All fields

“music therapy” OR “music intervention” OR “music based”

2.745

 2

AND

All fields

“oncology” OR “cancer”

279

 3

AND

All fields

“children” OR “paediatric”

2

 4

AND

All fields

“famil*” OR “parents”

0