Acupressure effect on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Waits, YR Tang, HM Cheng, CJ Tai, LY Chien - Sleep medicine reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Acupressure is a non-invasive treatment in which pressure is applied to specific body points.
Following public health concerns about poor sleep quality and increasing interest in …

Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease

P Natale, M Ruospo, VM Saglimbene… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Sleep disorders are commonly experienced by people with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Several approaches for improving sleep quality are used in clinical practice …

Manipulative and body-based methods in chronic kidney disease patients: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

SWF Chu, WJ Ng, CT Yeam, RQ Khan, LL Low… - … Therapies in Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: Among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, manipulative and
body-based methods (MBM) have demonstrated efficacy in improving symptoms such as …

Acupuncture application in chronic kidney disease and its potential mechanisms

W Xiong, FF He, RY You, J Xiong… - The American journal …, 2018 - World Scientific
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing major public health problem worldwide. The
number of CKD patients on hemodialysis is growing rapidly as well. Acupuncture technique …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of Life of patients with chronic kidney disease in Iran: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

B Ghiasi, D Sarokhani, AH Dehkordi… - Indian journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted using authentic Persian and English
keywords in the national and international databases including IranMedex, SID, Magiran …

Effect of foot reflexology on fatigue in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a sham-controlled randomized trial

M Roshanravan, L Jouybari… - … of Medical Sciences, 2016 - jmums.mazums.ac.ir
Background and purpose: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients undergoing
hemodialysis. Reflexology is a nursing intervention that could reduce fatigue. This study …

Impact of pruritus on sleep quality of hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IU Rehman, TA Chohan, A Bukhsh, TM Khan - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated pruritus is a common
and disturbing condition which has a negative impact on sleep quality, as well as overall …

The SIESTA trial: a randomized study investigating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of acupressure versus sham therapy for improving sleep quality in patients with …

K Shen, Y Cho, EM Pascoe, CM Hawley… - Evidence‐Based …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To compare the effectiveness of real acupressure versus sham acupressure
therapy in improving sleep quality in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) or …

Comparing acupressure with aromatherapy using Citrus aurantium in terms of their effectiveness in sleep quality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary …

MR Asgari, A Vafaei-Moghadam… - … therapies in clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Poor sleep quality is prevalent in candidates for percutaneous coronary
interventions (PCIs). The present study was conducted to compare aromatherapy with …

[HTML][HTML] Acupressure reduces the severity of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients: A cluster-randomized crossover pilot study

LH Tsai, CM Chen, LM Lin, CC Tsai, Y Han, LC See - biomedical journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder, often affects sleep
quality in hemodialysis patients. This study aimed to evaluate acupressure's effect on the …