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ArticleMedicine2020

Acupuncture plus rehabilitation for post-stroke depression: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Yonghui Hou, Ning Zhang, Jieming Hao, Xiangzhi Wang, Zehuai Wen, Ding Luo, Baile Ning, Wenbin Fu, Ying Liu

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yonghui HouThe First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Ning ZhangThe First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Jieming HaoShijiazhuang Community Health Service Management Center, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Xiangzhi WangThe First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Zehuai WenThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
Ding LuoThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
Baile NingThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
Wenbin FuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
Ying LiuThe First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
First Hospital of Shijiazhuang · CNLingnan University · HKGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPost-stroke depression (PSD) is a common stroke complication that is characterized by hopelessness, anxiety, disordered sleep, and lowered responsiveness. Rehabilitation and acupuncture treatments are often combined to treat PSD; however, there has been no meta-analysis on their synergistic effect. Therefore, we aim to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the effectiveness of acupuncture and rehabilitation in PSD treatment.

methodsWe will search the following electronic databases: PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Wan Fang databases. We will include studies published between the database initiation and May 2020. Two reviewers will separately conduct study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment. Disputes will be settled by consulting a third reviewer. Review Manager Software 5.3 will be employed for this meta-analysis.

resultsThis systematic review will assess whether acupuncture combined with rehabilitation treatment is more effective than rehabilitation alone in the management of PSD.

conclusionThis systematic review will provide evidence regarding the synergistic effect of acupuncture and rehabilitation treatment for PSD.

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Acupuncture TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDepressionHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignStrokeStroke RehabilitationSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMID32664126
PMCPMC7360238
OpenAlexW3041205967

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