Meta-analysis of the effect of acupoint massage on relieving constipation in patients
LI Jiaji
XING Xuanyu
LI Ye
TANG Ling
Abstract：Objective To conduct a Meta-analysis of the efficacy of acupoint massage in the treatment of constipation.Methods The Cochrane Library,PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,CNKI,Wanfang Database,VIP Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database were searched by computer.Relevant literature on acupoint massage in the treatment of constipation included from the establishment of the database to December 31,2023 was searched.Two trained researchers independently screened,extracted,and e-valuated the literature and then conducted a Meta-analysis.Results A total of 17 articles were included,with 1 156 cases.Meta-analysis re-sults showed that the total effective rate of the experimental group[RR=1.24,95％CI(1.12,1.32),P＜0.001],quality of life[MD=-8.35,95％CI(-11.16,-5.55),Z=5.83,P＜0.001],degree of abdominal distension[RR=-0.37,95％CI(-0.51,-0.23),Z=5.30,P＜0.001],physiological discomfort[RR=-0.19,95％CI(-2.40,-1.40),Z=7.64,P＜0.001],psychological and social discomfort[RR=-1.83,95％CI(-2.60,-1.02),Z=4.47,P＜0.001],worries and anxiety[RR=-6.24,95％CI(-3.44,-0.52),Z=2.30,P=0.018],satisfaction[MD=-0.59,95％CI(-0.87,-0.31),Z=4.11,P=0.032],fecal properties[RR=-0.82,95％CI(-1.54,-0.11),Z=2.32,P=0.024]were higher than those of the control group.Conclusion Acupoint massage is an effective technique for the intervention of constipation,which can improve the quality of life and survival of patients,and improve the properties of their feces.
Keywords：acupoint massageconstipationpatientquality of lifequality of survivalrandomized controlled trialMeta-analysis
Publication Date：2024-11-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 986-990 )