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Effects of different physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women: a systematic review.

BMC women's health
January 1, 1970
Hagar E Lialy et al. (5 authors)
Systematic ReviewJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman Study
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
FemaleHumansSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersPostmenopausePerimenopauseDepressionQuality of LifeMenopausePhysical Therapy Modalities
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations9
Citations/Year4.5
Relative Citation Ratio3.31
NIH Percentile86.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.64
Normalized Score0.66
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