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SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2023

Effectiveness of electroacupuncture on anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Wan Ki Hong, Yeon Ji Kim, Ye Rim Lee, Hye In Jeong, Kyeong Han Kim, Seong-Gyu Ko

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Synthesis in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06946888 (Effects of Acupressure on Nurses' Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Job Stress, Occupational Burnout, and Resilience), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06946888 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Acupressure on Nurses' Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Job Stress, Occupational Burnout, and Resilience

TypeinterventionalSponsorKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.Ran2024 to 2024Enrolled160ConditionsPsychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression, NursesArmsAcupressure
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wan Ki Hong *College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Yeon Ji Kim *College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Ye Rim Lee *College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Hye In JeongDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyeong Han Kim *Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Gyu KoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Woosuk University · KRKyung Hee University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) for patients with anxiety. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the treatment of anxiety by EA up to November 2022 were searched and collected from nine databases. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and adverse reactions were used as outcome indicators. The quality of relevant articles was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool. The quality of evidence for each outcome was classified as "low risk," "unclear risk," or "high risk." RevMan 5.0 was used for data analysis. A total of 633 articles were identified from nine electronic databases; 37 RCTs were included, which measured anxiety changes by using EA alone compared to the control group. For the main outcome, EA significantly reduced the HAMA score [Mean difference (MD):-1.13 (95% CI:-2.55-0.29), I Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=345658, identifier (CRD42022345658).

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anxietyelectroacupuncturemeta-analysisrandomized controlled trialssystematic review

Identifiers

PMID38173848
PMCPMC10764156
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