Effects of acupuncture on sleep quality in patients with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis


Author: Jiamin Lin1, Yue Kong1,2, Hailan Chen3, Xintong Ding3, Wenguang Zhou4

Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Nursing College, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.

<sup>2</sup> 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Fuzhou, China.

<sup>3</sup> The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

<sup>4</sup> Department of Equipment, Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University (the 73th Group Military Hospital of People's Liberation Army), Xiamen, China.
Conference/Journal: Clin Rehabil
Date published: 2023 Dec 3
Other:
  Pages: 2692155231218535   ,  Special Notes: doi: 10.1177/02692155231218535.   ,  Word Count: 176  
    Objective:

To systematically evaluate the evidence relating to acupuncture on the sleep quality of patients with Parkinson's disease.



Data sources:

Six English-language (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, Embase, OVID MEDLINE, and Web of Science) and four Chinese-language (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, SinoMed, China Scientific Journals Database, and Wanfang) databases were searched for pertinent studies published from database inception to 11 October 2023.



Methods:

Two researchers independently screened eligible studies and extracted relevant data using custom data extraction tables. Methodological quality assessment of the included studies was performed using Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0. Meta-analysis was performed using Cochrane Review Manager version 5.4.



Results:

Twenty-four studies (1701 participants) met inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that acupuncture improved the Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Hamilton Depression Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39 scores compared with controls (all P < 0.05).



Conclusion:

This review showed that acupuncture improved sleep quality, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease relative to controls.



Keywords: Acupuncture; Parkinson's disease; meta-analysis; randomized controlled trial; sleep quality; systematic review.



PMID: 38043930 DOI: 10.1177/02692155231218535