Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Lim, Young Jin
Kim, Cheongtag
Shin, Na Young
Yang, Chae Ha
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Empirical research has produced mixed results regarding the effects of acupuncture on the treatment of alcohol use disorder in humans.
Few studies have provided a comprehensive review or a systematic overview of the magnitude of the treatment effect of acupuncture on alcoholism.
This study investigated the effects of acupuncture on alcohol-related symptoms and behaviors in patients with this disorder.
The PubMed database was searched until 23 August 2016, and reference lists from review studies were also reviewed.
Seventeen studies were identified for a full-text inspection, and seven (243 patients) of these met our inclusion criteria.
The outcomes assessed at the last posttreatment point and any available follow-up data were extracted from each of the studies.
Our meta-analysis demonstrated that an acupuncture intervention had a stronger effect on reducing alcohol-related symptoms and behaviors than did the control intervention (g=0.67).
A beneficial but weak effect of acupuncture treatment was also found in the follow-up data (g=0.29).
Although our analysis showed a significant difference between acupuncture and the control intervention in patients with alcohol use disorder, this meta-analysis is limited by the small number of studies included.
Thus, a larger cohort study is required to provide a firm conclusion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shin, Na Young& Lim, Young Jin& Yang, Chae Ha& Kim, Cheongtag. 2017. Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154606
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shin, Na Young…[et al.]. Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154606
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shin, Na Young& Lim, Young Jin& Yang, Chae Ha& Kim, Cheongtag. Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154606