Acupoints Stimulation for Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients: A Quantitative Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Tan, Jing-Yu
Wang, Tao
Deng, Renli
Guan, Feng-Guang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aims at concluding the current evidence on the therapeutic effects of acupoints stimulation for cancer patients with anxiety and depression.
Randomized controlled trials using acupoints stimulation for relieving anxiety and/or depression in cancer patients were searched, and 11 studies were finally included, of which eight trials compared acupoints stimulation with standard methods of treatment/care, and acupoints stimulation showed significantly better effects in improving depression than using standard methods of treatment/care.
Four studies compared true acupoints stimulation with sham methods, and no significant differences can be found between groups for either depression or anxiety, although the pooled effects still favored true intervention.
For the five studies that evaluated sleep quality, the results were conflicting, with three supporting the superiority of acupoints stimulation in improving sleep quality and two demonstrating no differences across groups.
Acupoints stimulation seems to be an effective approach in relieving depression and anxiety in cancer patients, and placebo effects may partially contribute to the benefits.
However, the evidence is not conclusive due to the limited number of included studies and the clinical heterogeneity identified among trials.
More rigorous designed randomized, sham-controlled studies are necessary in future research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Tao& Deng, Renli& Tan, Jing-Yu& Guan, Feng-Guang. 2016. Acupoints Stimulation for Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients: A Quantitative Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104218
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Tao…[et al.]. Acupoints Stimulation for Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients: A Quantitative Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104218
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Tao& Deng, Renli& Tan, Jing-Yu& Guan, Feng-Guang. Acupoints Stimulation for Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients: A Quantitative Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104218
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104218