Cochrane · systematic review · CD009440
Acupuncture and related interventions for symptoms of chronic kidney disease
Kim, KH, Lee, MS, Kim, TH, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 75%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Manual acupressure compared with routine care for people undergoing haemodialysis
Population: patients with end‐stage kidney disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain1 Not measured Manual acupressure vs routine care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Depression Beck's Depression Inventory Scale from: 0 to 63 Manual acupressure vs routine care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 128 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Sleep quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index6 Scale from: 0 to 21 Manual acupressure vs routine care | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 180 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Fatigue Revised Piper Fatigue Scale Scale from: 0 to 10 Manual acupressure vs routine care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 128 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |