Cochrane · systematic review · CD012625

Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease

Natale, P, Ruospo, M, Saglimbene, VM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
21
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
9
Included studies
NR
No studies 9 · 42.9%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 33.3%Low 1 · 4.8%Moderate 4 · 19%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

Summary of findings: relaxation versus control for sleep outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Population: people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Sleep quality PSQI (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 259 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Sleep latency PSQI (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Quality of life Quality of Life Index ‐ dialysis version and Medical Outcome Studies 36‐Item Short Form Health Survey (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
SMD 0.472 studies · 138 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Depression Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and The Beck Depression Inventory II (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
SMD 0.042 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory and Spielberger State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
SMD 0.112 studies · 119 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Fatigue PROMIS‐Fatigue Short Form 1.0 and Rhoten and Piper fatigue (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 119 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Hospitalisation (median
Summary of findings: relaxation vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Summary of findings: exercise versus control

Population: people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Sleep quality PSQI, ESS and tri‐axial accelerometer (median
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extracted5 studies · 165 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Sleep latency
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Quality of life
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Depression Zung Self‐Rating Depression Scale (ZUNG) (median
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 46 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory (BECK) (median
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fatigue PIPER Fatigue Scale (PFS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (median
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 107 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Hospitalisation
Summary of findings: exercise vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Summary of findings: acupressure versus control

Population: people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Sleep quality PSQI (median
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extracted6 studies · 367 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Sleep latency PSQI (median
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extracted3 studies · 173 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Quality of life
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Depression Beck Depression Inventory (BECK) (median
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 137 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Anxiety
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fatigue PIPER Fatigue Scale (PSF) (median
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 137 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Hospitalisation
Summary of findings: acupressure vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies