SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Effects of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Interventions in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Deprescribing Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults and People With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Pooled it
- At least 150 min per week of Tai chi practice improves sleep quality in the older people: evidence from a meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep in older adults: an umbrella review and evidence map of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Current perspectives and trends in acupuncture for sleep disorders: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of white noise on sleep quality and fatigue in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Relationship between sleep duration and falls in older Mexican Americans: Sex differences in a longitudinal study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Cognitive Trajectories in Older Adults with Restless Legs Syndrome or Willis-Ekbom Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Personalizing Sleep Quality through Gentle Rocking Motion.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Melatonin and Cytokines Modulate Daily Instrumental Activities of Elderly People with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Toward Better Nights: Sleep Hygiene, Depression, Pain, and Insomnia in Geriatric Palliative Veterans.Sage open agingArticle
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep in older people through a systematic review and meta-analysis. We conducted a literature search using eight electronic databases according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol. Participant characteristics, the contents of the evaluated interventions, and the measured outcomes were systematically reviewed for 15 selected studies. We performed a meta-analysis to estimate the effect size for overall, aggregated sleep outcomes. Due to the small number of studies available for each intervention, only the overall effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions was evaluated. The evaluated interventions included exercise, aromatherapy, acupressure, cognitive behavior therapy, and meditation. Our results demonstrated that non-pharmacological interventions showed statistically significant effects on sleep (effect size = 1.00, 95% confidence interval: 0.16, 1.85, I
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