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Meta-AnalysisInsomnia

Acupressure for Sleep, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Acupressure probably improves sleep quality by 3.51 points on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and increases quality o…

Nature and science of slee…Read More →
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Efficacy of acupuncture in ameliorating sleep disorders in patients with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acupuncture combined with routine drug therapy significantly improved sleep quality in dementia patients, reducing Pitts…

Journal of Alzheimer's dis…Read More →
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Efficacy and safety of non-invasive neurostimulation for insomnia in adults: protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

This systematic review protocol will compare multiple non-invasive neurostimulation techniques for treating adult insomn…

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Novel bayesian nonparametric unsupervised learning approach to precision symptom management in cancer survivors: a re-analysis of a comparative effectiveness trial.

Acupuncture was more effective than CBT-I for pain reduction in cancer survivors with both insomnia and pain, while CBT-…

Journal of behavioral medi…Read More →
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for perimenopausal insomnia.

Acupuncture was 3.3 times more likely to effectively treat perimenopausal insomnia compared to control treatments and si…

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Cognitive behavioural therapy and related interventions for sleep disorders in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This is a protocol for a planned systematic review to evaluate CBT effectiveness for sleep problems in autism spectrum d…

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Auricular acupressure for chemotherapy-related insomnia in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Auricular acupressure significantly improved sleep quality in chemotherapy patients with a mean PSQI reduction of 3.68 p…

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Effect of acupressure and acupuncture on sleep quality in cancer patients with insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acupuncture and acupressure significantly improved sleep efficiency and total sleep time in cancer patients with insomni…

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Effects of acupuncture on improving sleep quality and the risk of emotional maladjustment of breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acupuncture significantly improved sleep quality (PSQI), fatigue, anxiety, and depression in breast cancer patients comp…

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Effect of acupuncture combined with Ningshen mixture on climacteric insomnia: A randomized controlled trial.

Acupuncture combined with Ningshen mixture significantly improved sleep quality, neurotransmitter levels, and reduced th…

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The relationship of subjective sleep quality and cardiac autonomic nervous system in postmenopausal women with insomnia under auricular acupressure.

Auricular acupressure significantly improved sleep quality in postmenopausal women with insomnia, with greater improveme…

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Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for insomnia related to natural menopause: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Acupuncture and nurse-administered acupressure showed the largest effect sizes for improving sleep quality in menopausal…

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