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The effect of acupressure on quality of sleep in Iranian elderly nursing home residents
Hoseinabadi Reza,Nourozi Kian,Zahra Pouresmail,Karimlu Masood,Maddah Sadat Seyed Bagher,Mohammad Ali Cheraghi +5 more
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It is indicated that acupressure has an effect on improvement of sleep quality and endorsed it as a non-pharmacological and complementary therapy for sleep-disturbed elderly people.About:
This article is published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.The article was published on 2010-05-01. It has received 90 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index & Sleep disorder.read more
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Acupuncture for insomnia.
TL;DR: The current evidence is not sufficiently rigorous to support or refute acupuncture for treating insomnia, and larger high-quality clinical trials are required.
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Acupressure, reflexology, and auricular acupressure for insomnia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Wing Fai Yeung,Ka Fai Chung,Maggie Man Ki Poon,Fiona Yan Yee Ho,Shi Ping Zhang,Zhang-Jin Zhang,Eric Ziea,Vivian Taam Wong +7 more
TL;DR: Owing to the methodological limitations of the studies and equivocal results, the current evidence does not allow a clear conclusion on the benefits of acupressure, reflexology, and auricular ac upressure for insomnia.
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The evidence for Shiatsu: a systematic review of Shiatsu and acupressure
TL;DR: Evidence is improving in quantity, quality and reporting, but more research is needed, particularly for Shiatsu, where evidence is poor, while acupressure may be beneficial for pain, nausea and vomiting and sleep.
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Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments.
TL;DR: Various types, devices and mechanisms involved in the acupressure treatment, which originated in ancient China is outlined, are outlined.
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A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions to improve nighttime sleep among residents of long-term care settings
Elizabeth Capezuti,Rana Sagha Zadeh,Kevin J. Pain,Aleksa Basara,Nancy Ziyan Jiang,Ana C. Krieger +5 more
TL;DR: Although there was no clear pattern of positive findings, three interventions had the most promising results: increased daytime light exposure, nighttime use of melatonin, and acupressure.
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The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research.
TL;DR: The clinimetric and clinical properties of the PSQI suggest its utility both in psychiatric clinical practice and research activities.
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Manifestations and management of chronic insomnia in adults.
Nina Buscemi,Benjamin Vandermeer,Carol Friesen,Liza Bialy,Michelle Tubman,Maria B. Ospina,Terry P. Klassen,Manisha Witmans +7 more
TL;DR: The Sleep in America Poll, conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, revealed that almost 50 percent of people surveyed had complaints of frequent insomnia, but only 6 percent were formally diagnosed.
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Association between falls in elderly women and chronic diseases and drug use: cross sectional study.
TL;DR: Chronic diseases and multiple pathology are more important predictors of falling than polypharmacy and only two classes of drugs were independently associated with an increased odds of falling.
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The Impact of Insomnia on Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults
TL;DR: To examine whether self‐reported symptoms of insomnia independently increase risk of cognitive decline in older adults, a large sample of older adults questioned in this study had records of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
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Sleep problems as a risk factor for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 64-99 years.
TL;DR: If reported nighttime sleep problems and daytime sleepiness were associated with reported falling during the previous 12 months in a representatively sampled older adult population is determined.
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