Can foot reflexology be a complementary therapy for sleep disturbances? Evidence appraisal through a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (original) (raw)

Journal of advanced nursing, 2020

Abstract

AIMS To systematically summarize and quantify the effects of foot reflexology on improvements in sleep disturbances. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Datasets including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, CINAHL and two Chinese electronic databases (i.e., AiritiLibrary and China National Knowledge Infrastructure) were used to search from their inception to 31 January 2019. REVIEW METHODS Studies which were randomized controlled trials that reported changes in sleep disturbances after the intervention among adults over 18 years old and written in the English or Chinese language were included. Two reviewers' independently assessed the eligibility, extracted data, and conducted a quality assessment. Based on the extracted data, two separate meta-analyses were performed. RESULTS Forty-two articles with a total sample of 3,928 participants were included in the systematic review and were eligible for the meta-analysis. The ...

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