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ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2018

Effect of Acupuncture or Massage on Health-Related Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients.

Alexander Bullen, Linda Awdishu, Wendy Lester, Teri Moore, Danuta Trzebinska

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Article in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander Bullen1 Division of Nephrology, University of California , San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Linda Awdishu2 Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California , San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Wendy Lester1 Division of Nephrology, University of California , San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Teri Moore1 Division of Nephrology, University of California , San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Danuta Trzebinska1 Division of Nephrology, University of California , San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.
University of San Diego · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Adult and Pediatric Nephrology Clinical Investigation Training ProgramT32DK104717 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI IX, JOACHIM H · 2016 to 2020
$1.3M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of acupuncture and massage on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.

designPre-post test design.

settingA hemodialysis (HD) unit located in a university hospital.

interventionParticipants were given the option to choose between 20 min sessions of massage or acupuncture therapy once a week for 8 weeks by licensed acupuncturists and massage therapists while undergoing their usual HD session in the University of California, San Diego Chronic HD unit. OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants were asked to complete pre- and postintervention surveys, which consisted of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS

resultsA total of 101 patients were included in this study. The average age was 57.6 (standard deviation: 14.5) dialysis vintage 7.5 years, 58% patients were male and the most common etiology of ESRD was diabetic nephropathy (45%). Patients had multiple comorbidities as can be expected for this population with the most common being hypertension (94%), diabetes mellitus (53%), and cardiovascular disease (53%). In this brief intervention study, we were able to find a trend toward improvement in overall HR-QOL as determined by the PROMIS score (p = 0.08). PROMIS mental raw score improved with intervention, which was statistically significant (p = 0.034).

conclusionUse of complementary therapies such as massage and acupuncture during HD may contribute toward improvement of HR-QOL and thus should be considered when addressing overall health status of these patients.

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Acupuncture TherapyAnxietyMassageQuality of LifeRenal DialysisAdultAgedComorbidityFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnairesacupunctureanxietymassagepsychologicalrenal dialysis

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PMID29851511
PMCPMC6909670
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