Xintian Wang1, Jingxian Gu2, Jiawen Liu1, Hanxia Hong3. 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. Electronic address: w675921038@126.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the efficacy of acupressure on the improvement of sleep disorders in patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide further evidence favoring the efficacy and safety of acupressure on the improvement of quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the efficacy of acupressure on the improvement of sleep disorders in patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide further evidence favoring the efficacy and safety of acupressure on the improvement of quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients.
Authors: Jing-Yu Benjamin Tan; Tao Wang; Isabella Zhao; Mary Janice Polotan; Sabina Eliseeva Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-09-21 Impact factor: 4.614