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Research: WANG and COLLEAGUES,
Listed in Issue 287
Abstract
WANG and COLLEAGUES, 1 Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China; 2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital, Nanjing, 210000, China; 3 Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China. w675921038@126.com conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding he efficacy of acupressure on the improvement of sleep disorders in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Background
To explore the efficacy of acupressure on the improvement of sleep disorders in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Methodology
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane database, and Chinese database were searched and sleep quality variables were extracted from eligible articles. The quality of original articles was assessed by the Modified Jadad Scale. Standard mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidential interval (CI) were pooled.
Results
Nine studies were included in the systematic review, and seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were eligible for meta-analysis. The pooled results showed significant improvement of quality of sleep using the acupressure massage (SMD = -0.81, 95%CI: -1.26, -0.36, P < 0.0001, I2 = 78.6%). No severe adverse event was reported during the acupressure intervention.
Conclusion
The results provide further evidence favouring the efficacy and safety of acupressure on the improvement of quality of sleep in haemodialysis patients. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
References
Xintian Wang 1 , Jingxian Gu 2 , Jiawen Liu 1 , Hanxia Hong 3. Clinical evidence for acupressure with the improvement of sleep disorders in hemodialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complement Ther Clin Pract. ;39:101151. May 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101151. Epub Mar 19 2020 .
Comment
Comment: The above research demonstrated the safety and efficacy of acupressure on the improvement of quality of sleep in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
