The Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes Associated with a Reflexology Treatment: A Systematic Review
المؤلفون المشاركون
Sinclair, Marlene
Hughes, Ciara
McCullough, J. E. M.
Liddle, S. D.
Close, C.
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-16، 16ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-05-05
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
16
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Reflexology is one of the top forms of complementary and alternative medicine in the UK and is used for healthcare by a diverse range of people.
However, it is offered by few healthcare providers as little scientific evidence is available explaining how it works or any health benefits it may confer.
The aim of this review was to assess the current evidence available from reflexology randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that have investigated changes in physiological or biochemical outcomes.
Methods.
Guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions were followed: the following databases were searched from inception to December 2013: AMED, CAM Quest, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Medline Ovid, Proquest, and Pubmed.
Risk of bias was assessed independently by two members of the review team and overall strength of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation guidelines.
Results.
Seventeen eligible RCTs met all inclusion criteria.
A total of 34 objective outcome measures were analysed.
Although twelve studies showed significant changes within the reflexology group, only three studies investigating blood pressure, cardiac index, and salivary amylase resulted in significant between group changes in favour of reflexology.
The overall quality of the studies was low.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
McCullough, J. E. M.& Liddle, S. D.& Sinclair, Marlene& Close, C.& Hughes, Ciara. 2014. The Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes Associated with a Reflexology Treatment: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035234
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
McCullough, J. E. M.…[et al.]. The Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes Associated with a Reflexology Treatment: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035234
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
McCullough, J. E. M.& Liddle, S. D.& Sinclair, Marlene& Close, C.& Hughes, Ciara. The Physiological and Biochemical Outcomes Associated with a Reflexology Treatment: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035234
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1035234
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر