Auricular Acupressure for Insomnia in Patients With Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

What it found

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Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Sleep disturbances in adults with chronic kidney disease: an umbrella review.Journal of nephrology · 2025
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2. Auricular acupressure for insomnia in women with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2025
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3. Effects of acupuncture on improving sleep quality and the risk of emotional maladjustment of breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025
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4. Determinants of poor sleep quality in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross sectional study in Sri Lanka.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
   Article
5. Acupressure for Sleep, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2026
   Review
6. A short-term mindfulness and auricular acupressure program for preoperative sleep fragmentation in patients with spinal metastases: a retrospective quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
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7. Electroacupuncture versus sham for insomnia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2025
   Article
8. Perioperative sleep disturbances in total knee arthroplasty: incidence, mechanisms, and management strategies.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025
   Review
9. Traditional Chinese medicine therapies for insomnia: An umbrella review and evidence map.Integrative medicine research · 2025
   Review
10. Acupoint massage: a comprehensive descriptive review of its forms, applications, and underlying mechanisms.Chinese medicine · 2025
    Review
11. Efficacy and safety of auricular acupressure on reduction of estazolam in patients with insomnia: a study protocol for a three-arm, blinded randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
    Article
12. Factors Associated With Insomnia in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.Cureus · 2022
    Article
13. Visualizing Research Trends and Identifying Hotspots of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Nursing Technology for Insomnia: A 18-Years Bibliometric Analysis of Web of Science Core Collection.Frontiers in neurology · 2022
    Article
14. Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Patients with Cancer with Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
    Review

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Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

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Abstract

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