The association between acupuncture therapy and the risk of reduced pressure ulcers in dementia patients: A retrospective matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The pressure ulcer is a complication developed from dementia. The aim of this study is to study the association between the development of pressure ulcers and the use of acupuncture therapy in patients with dementia.

Methods

We performed a retrospective 1:1 propensity score-matched cohort study to investigate the association between acupuncture therapy and the risk of pressure ulcers in patients with dementia.

Results

A total of 8,994 patients were identified, 237 patients in the acupuncture cohort and 362 patients in the no-acupuncture cohort developed pressure ulcers. A reduced cumulative incidence of pressure ulcers was observed in the acupuncture cohort (P<0.001). The association between acupuncture and reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers w

SUBMITTER: Huang CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature