کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6061444 1200278 2012 57 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure for insomnia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure for insomnia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
چکیده انگلیسی
Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that acupuncture may be efficacious for insomnia. Instead of needling, acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure are procedures involving physical pressure on acupoints or reflex areas. These variants of acupuncture are gaining popularity, perhaps due to their non-invasive nature. A systematic review has therefore been conducted to examine their efficacy and safety for insomnia. Two independent researchers searched five English and 10 Chinese databases from inception to May 2010. Forty RCTs were identified for analysis. Only 10 studies used sham controls, four used double-blind design, nine studies scored three or more by the Jadad scale, and all had at least one domain with high risk of bias. Meta-analyses of the moderate-quality RCTs found that acupressure as monotherapy fared marginally better than sham control. Studies that compared auricular acupressure and sham control showed equivocal results. It was also found that acupressure, reflexology, or auricular acupressure as monotherapy or combined with routine care was significantly more efficacious than routine care or no treatment. Owing to the methodological limitations of the studies and equivocal results, the current evidence does not allow a clear conclusion on the benefits of acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure for insomnia.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Sleep Medicine - Volume 13, Issue 8, September 2012, Pages 971-984
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