Question · asked by 1 review
Moxibustion vs Western medicine: QoL
- Population
- Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
- Intervention
- Moxibustion
- Comparison
- Western medicine
- Outcome
- QoL
Moxibustion may leads to higher qoL (Karnofsky score) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Moxibustion vs conventional medicines QoL (Karnofsky score) · patients receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer treatment Moxibustion may leads to higher qoL (Karnofsky score) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty). Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 6.7 [2.37, 11.03] | 1 study · 82 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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