ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Adaptive Auricular Point Acupressure for Sleep Disturbance in Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Interventions for managing clinically relevant sleep disturbances or insomnia in cancer patients and survivors: an up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported sleep disturbance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Auricular acupressure for insomnia in women with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- 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 · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep quality in patients with cancer-related insomnia: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Chinese Medicines Treatment for Sleep Disturbance in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Network Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- Development of a digital home self-care rehabilitation program for breast cancer patients post-surgery based on traditional Chinese medicine nursing diagnostics: a Delphi study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of auricular acupuncture on sleep quality among individuals with depression: a clinical trial.Revista de saude publica · 2025Trial
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Symptom Cluster Management in Women with Cancer: A Scoping Review of Multicomponent and Mechanism-Based Approaches.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
- Acupuncture for cancer-related insomnia: An evidence mapping.Integrative medicine research · 2025Review
- Auricular Acupressure Versus an Intermittent Low-Carbohydrate Diet in Children With Overweight or Obesity With Gastric-Heat and Dampness-Obstruction Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Auricular Acupoint Therapy in Symptom Management of Cancer patients: A Scoping Review.Cancer management and research · 2025Review
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the preliminary effect and efficacy of auricular point acupressure (APA) on the quality of sleep in women with breast cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy. Results: In patients treated with APA, the PSQI total score and sleep onset latency had significantly decreased, while the total sleep time and sleep efficiency had significantly increased. Although the total PSQI score differed between groups at the baseline, ANCOVA results showed that the APA group had a significantly lower total PSQI score. Conclusion: APA could be an inexpensive and effective approach to improving sleep quality and reducing sleep disturbance in patients with breast cancer. Further research needs a larger sample size to verify our findings.
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