Does acupuncture treatment have satisfactory clinical efficacy for late-life depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Published
April 05, 2023
Journal
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
PICOID
202c8ec6
DOI
Citations
2
Keywords
Acupuncture, Antidepressants, Clinical efficacy, Late-life depression, Meta-analysis, Systematic review
Copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Patients/Population/Participants
603
Intervention
acupuncture
Comparison
antidepressants
Outcome
HAMD scores
Abstract
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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in late-life depression (LLD). A comprehensive search of seven electronic databases was conducted from inception to November 2022, including the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CNKI, VIP, CBM and the Wan Fang database. All data analysis were conducted by Revman 5.3. A total of nine RCTs involving 603 participants were included. The meta-analysis results showed that acupuncture combined with antidepressants significantly reduced HAMD scores (MD, -3.69 [95% CI, -5.11 to -2.27], I Acupuncture combined or not combined with antidepressants is an effective and safe treatment for LLD.