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Evaluation of Clinical Effect of Acupuncture on Chronic Prostatitis: Meta Analysis.
Am J Mens Health
January 2025
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in CP treatment and assess the quality of clinical literature. Controlled clinical trials (CCT) and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from PubMed, Web of Science, NLM, CNKI, and Wanfang (January 2003 to January 2023) were analyzed. Relevant data were extracted and statistically analyzed using RevMan 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeedle stick injury and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners: a cross-sectional study in China.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Zigong First People's Hospital, Zigong, China.
Background: Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the most common and severe occupational hazards for healthcare workers (HCWs), leading to both physical harm and psychological distress and ultimately affecting patient safety. Previous studies on NSI were predominantly focused on general clinical practice, and limited research has targeted specifical NSI occurring in acupuncture practice in China, which has the greatest use of acupuncture.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate NSI and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners in China.
The effect of pressing needle therapy on depression, anxiety, and sleep for patients in convalescence from COVID-19.
Front Neurol
December 2024
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of pressing needle therapy on depression, anxiety, and sleep in patients recovering from COVID-19, and to provide a more effective and convenient treatment for the sequelae of COVID-19.
Methods: A total of 136 patients recovering from COVID-19 were randomized into a treatment group (68 cases) and a control group (68 cases, with one case dropping out). The treatment group received pressing needle therapy, while the control group received sham pressing needle therapy, three times a week for 4 weeks.
Longitudinal neurofunctional alterations following nonpharmacological treatments and the mediating role of regional homogeneity in subclinical depression comorbid with sleep disorders among college students.
J Psychiatr Res
December 2024
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China; State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, 510405, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address:
Background: Clinical guidelines recommend nonpharmacological treatment (nPHT) as the primary intervention for subthreshold depression management. Counseling (CS) and electroacupuncture (EA) are two promising nonpharmacological approaches for improving both depression and sleep disturbance. However, the intrinsic neuroimaging mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects of these nPHTs are not yet fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical characteristics and prognostic factors of COVID-19 in rheumatic patients and their family members: a retrospective study.
Front Immunol
January 2025
Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Background: Patients with rheumatic diseases who receive long-term treatment with steroids, immunosuppressants, or biologics are more susceptible to infection with pathogens than the general population. In order to explore the differences in clinical features and prognosis of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection between patients with rheumatic diseases and the general population (family members), a retrospective investigative study was used to analyze the differences between the two populations.
Methods: The study was conducted in 13 Grade A Tertiary hospitals in China to investigate the clinical symptoms and prognostic factors of patients with rheumatic diseases who were infected with COVID-19 for the first time and their families.
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