Effects of different physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women: a systematic review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine the effects of therapeutic and aromatherapy massage on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women.
Results Summary
Aromatherapy massage showed a significant impact on decreasing insomnia and depression in menopausal women, while craniofacial massage had insufficient evidence for improving sleep quality and depression.
Population
Perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reflexology | decrease | insomnia and depression | menopausal women | - | showed an overall significant impact on decreasing | #1 |
Yoga | decrease | insomnia and depression | menopausal women | - | showed an overall significant impact on decreasing | #2 |
Walking | decrease | insomnia and depression | menopausal women | - | showed an overall significant impact on decreasing | #3 |
Aromatherapy massage | decrease | insomnia and depression | menopausal women | - | showed an overall significant impact on decreasing | #4 |
exercise and stretching interventions | increase | sleep quality | menopausal women | - | showed improvement | #5 |
exercise and stretching interventions | no change | depression | menopausal women | - | inconsistent findings regarding | #6 |
craniofacial massage | no change | sleep quality and depression | menopausal women | - | insufficient evidence was found regarding the effect | #7 |
footbath | no change | sleep quality and depression | menopausal women | - | insufficient evidence was found regarding the effect | #8 |
acupressure | no change | sleep quality and depression | menopausal women | - | insufficient evidence was found regarding the effect | #9 |
non-pharmaceutical interventions such as therapeutic and manual physiotherapy | decrease | insomnia and depression | menopausal women | - | have an overall positive impact on reducing | #10 |
BACKGROUND: Menopause is the time that marks passing 12 months after the last menstruation cycle in women between ages 40-50. Menopausal women often experience depression and insomnia that significantly impact their overall well-being and quality of life. This systematic review aims to determine the effects of different therapeutic physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women. METHODOLOGY: After identifying our inclusion/exclusion criteria, we conducted a database search in Ovid Embase, MIDRIS, PubMed, Cochrane, and ScienceOpen, where 4007 papers were identified. By using EndNote software, we excluded duplicates, unrelated, and non-full text papers. Adding more studies from manual search, we finally included 31 papers including 7 physiotherapy modalities: exercise, reflexology, footbath, walking, therapeutic and aromatherapy massage, craniofacial message, and yoga. RESULTS: Reflexology, yoga, walking and aromatherapy massage showed an overall significant impact on decreasing insomnia and depression in menopausal women. Most of exercise and stretching interventions also showed improvement in sleep quality but inconsistent findings regarding depression. However, insufficient evidence was found regarding the effect of craniofacial massage, footbath, and acupressure on improving sleep quality and depression in menopausal women. CONCLUSION: Using non-pharmaceutical interventions such as therapeutic and manual physiotherapy have an overall positive impact on reducing insomnia and depression in menopausal women.