The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine the effectiveness of acupressure on sleep quality in cancer patients and to identify the population-level and intervention-level characteristics associated with the intervention outcome of sleep quality.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed, EMBASE, APA PsycInfo, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and WanFang were searched for eligible randomised controlled trials from inception to April 2024.

Methods

Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomised Trials 2.0. A random-effects model was used for the meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses and the meta-regression aimed to investigate potential heterogeneity and identify characteristics that

SUBMITTER: Yang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489436 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature