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Acupuncture versus Medicine for Depression in China: A Systematic Review

Xin Shen

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Objective:To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on depression.Methods:The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of depression are comprehensively searched in accordance with the demands of the evidence-based medicine(EBM),which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years.Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.Results:Fourteen randomized controlled trials are included,all of them are carried out by Meta-analysis.The total OR is 2.65 [2.04,3.43],and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry.It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than that in the control groups(Z=7.30 P0.000 01).Conclusion:Acupuncture therapy is effective on depression according to the domestic clinical literatures.However,the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.

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Objective:To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on depression.Methods:The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of depression are comprehensively searched in accordance with the demands of the evidence-based medicine(EBM),which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years.Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.Results:Fourteen randomized controlled trials are included,all of them are carried out by Meta-analysis.The total OR is 2.65 [2.04,3.43],and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry.It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than that in the control groups(Z=7.30 P0.000 01).Conclusion:Acupuncture therapy is effective on depression according to the domestic clinical literatures.However,the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.

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Objective:To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on depression.Methods:The literatures of acupuncture for treatment of depression are comprehensively searched in accordance with the demands of the evidence-based medicine(EBM),which are collected from relevant domestic medical literature databases in the last ten years.Meta-analysis is conducted on the literatures enrolled.Results:Fourteen randomized controlled trials are included,all of them are carried out by Meta-analysis.The total OR is 2.65 [2.04,3.43],and the funnel plot is approximately symmetry.It is indicated that the curative effect of acupuncture groups is better than that in the control groups(Z=7.30 P0.000 01).Conclusion:Acupuncture therapy is effective on depression according to the domestic clinical literatures.However,the quality of the studies needs further improving and increasing.

Key concepts: Acupuncture, Medicine, Funnel plot, Depression (economics), Meta-analysis, Alternative medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Traditional medicine

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