In the authors' words
“In a subgroup analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, acupuncture, acupressure, and integrated interventions all improved low sleep quality in women after natural menopausal (cognitive behavioral therapy: MD -3.38, 95% CI -4.15 to -2.62, P < 0.01, heterogeneity I(2) = 0%, P = 0.67; exercise: MD -1.17, 95% CI -1.88 to -0.47, P < 0.01; heterogeneity I(2) = 24%, P = 0.27; acupuncture: MD -6.25, 95% CI -7.64 to -4.87, P < 0.01, heterogeneity I(2) = 22%, P = 0.26; self-administered acupressure: MD -2.26, 95% CI -3.10 to -1.43, P < 0.01, heterogeneity I(2) = 0%, P = 0.38; nurse-administered acupressure: MD -7.61, 95% CI -8.30 to -6.93, P < 0.01, heterogeneity I(2) = 0%, P = 0.74; integrated interventions MD -2.89, 95% CI -3.67 to -2.12, P < 0.01, heterogeneity I(2) = 33%, P = 0.19).”
What was measured
- Sleep Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How many
- 1,648
- Exercise
- General physical activity
- Cited
- 0 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 42090940
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