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{"title":"Deep roots: Realising the public health benefits of exposure to forest environments","authors":"Kevin Le Gear ,&nbsp;Caitriona Carlin ,&nbsp;Gerard Thomas Flaherty","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Forests today constitute nearly one third of land cover worldwide, sequester nearly a third of carbon dioxide, and promote, maintain and restore health and wellbeing. Recent research has begun to unravel the therapeutic effects of forest environments. Reported benefits of forest therapy include mental health, cognitive function, the immune system, glycaemic control, pain relief, and hypertension. There is some evidence that biogenic volatile organic compounds emanating from trees themselves, so-called phytoncides, may also exert an antihypertensive effect. Decreases in objective measures of anxiety and depression have been attributed to forest environment exposure, with significantly lower scores on the profile and mood state questionnaire in the negative subscales of tension-anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue, and confusion. Limitations in the evidence base include small sample sizes, lack of research into long-term health effects, inconsistency around dose reproducibility and forest/woodland typology. The benefits to public health from investment in more detailed research could be a cost-effective strategy to mitigate the expensive burden of cardiovascular disease and mental illness on society, particularly in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Isolating the elements of the forest-bathing experience responsible for its health benefits is difficult, although some evidence suggests that it may be a composite product of pleasant green scenery, soil, fresh air, sunlight, clean water, sounds of streams and waterfalls, bird song and the natural aromas of trees, plants, and flowers. The concept of green prescriptions is still in its infancy. With a greater awareness of the health benefits of forest immersion, the future medical consultation is likely to incorporate specific questions on this aspect of a patient’s lifestyle. There may be a role for forest therapists who can counsel patients about the optimal intensity and duration of forest exposure for their individual health needs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49732375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is there a link between Persian medicine eating habits and the nutritional status of older adults? A cross-sectional study","authors":"Sarvin Sanaie ,&nbsp;Zahra Yousefi Kalekhane ,&nbsp;Alireza Bagherzadeh Karimi ,&nbsp;Saba Nikanfar ,&nbsp;Fatemeh Jahanjoo ,&nbsp;Morteza Mojahedi ,&nbsp;Akbar Azizi-Zeinalhajlou ,&nbsp;Mostafa Araj-Khodaei","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The physical and physiological changes of shifting into older ages may affect nutritional conditions and lead to malnutrition.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This study aimed to assess the possible relationship between eating habits recommended by Persian medicine (PM) and older adults' nutritional status.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 1259 older adults were included in this study. Data were collected using a three-section questionnaire measuring socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status according to the short form of the complete Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF), and nutritional habits (NH) consisting of 31 questions based on PM recommendations.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean scores of the subscales of \"eating habits\" was significantly lower (<em>p</em> = 0.014) and \"time of meals\" was significantly higher (<em>p</em> = 0.001), in the well-nourished compared to the malnourished group. Furthermore, while a positive correlation was observed between the MNA-SF score and the subscales of \"time of meals\" (<em>p</em>˂0.001) and \"eating and sleeping\" (<em>p</em> = 0.033), the subscale of \"eating habits\" showed a negative correlation (<em>p</em> = 0.019).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Lifestyle modifications including eating habits and meal timing based on PM recommendations may improve nutritional status in older adults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49732573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of vegetarian versus non-vegetarian diet on health outcomes in male individuals: A comparative study","authors":"Spurti Pattar ,&nbsp;Prashanth Shetty ,&nbsp;Geetha B. Shetty","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Vegetarianism versus non-vegetarianism is a perfect example of an opposing view of a healthy diet. Vegetarians consume plant-based foods whereas non-vegetarians consume animal-based foods.</p></div><div><h3>Aims and objectives</h3><p>This study aimed to evaluate and compare the impact of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets on different health outcomes such as anthropometric measurements, sleep quality, and mindfulness in male individuals of ages 16–25 years.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Sixty subjects were recruited from two different hostels. The total subjects were divided into two groups i.e., vegetarian group (n = 30) was fed a vegetarian diet and non-vegetarian group (n = 30) was fed a non-vegetarian diet for 3 months. The subjects were assessed for anthropometry, PSQI scoring, and mindfulness at baseline and after three months.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>On comparison of variables between the two groups, a significant difference has been observed. In the comparison of anthropometric data, there was a significant difference in BMI (p &lt; 0.001) between the groups. PSQI scores showed a significant difference between the groups with mean global scores: group 1: 3.03 ± 2.5; group 2: 5.14 ± 2.23. Mindful eating among vegetarians was significant (p &lt; 0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>A vegetarian diet had a positive impact on health outcomes compared to a non-vegetarian diet.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49731301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing effects of mandala painting on anxiety of 9–14-year-old children with cancer","authors":"Mona Moharamkhani ,&nbsp;Maryam Rassouli ,&nbsp;Leila Khanali Mojen ,&nbsp;Daniela Respini ,&nbsp;Asma Aghebati ,&nbsp;Hadis Ashrafizadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>There are various non-pharmacological ways to reduce anxiety, one of which is Mandala. The mandala can be considered as a tool that helps the patients to focus on themselves with the aim of getting back their normal internal balance.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The study aimed to determine the effect of mandala on anxiety of 9–14 year old children with cancer.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 40 children with cancer who had mild-to-moderate anxiety, through a pre-test before the intervention started and a posttest after the intervention ended. Three weeks later, it was repeated on a single group of participant’s time series design from January to June 2019. Data were collected using the \"Personal Attributes\" and \"Spielberger Trait Anxiety Questionnaire\". Mandala was done daily for 45 min in six sessions, for children in their rooms. The data were analyzed by SPSS-25, and the repeated measures ANOVA statistical test was used in order to compare the levels of anxiety in time series.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean age was 11.2 ± 1.79, and the mean age of diagnosis was 9.8 ± 2.2. The mean score of anxiety level in the children with cancer was (84.20 ± 10.26), (57.52 ± 15.65), and (56.62 ± 16.52) before the intervention, after the intervention, and one month after intervention, respectively. There was a statistically significant relationship between the mean scores of time series (P-value &lt; 0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Conducting the mandala sessions reduced the anxiety of children with cancer after the intervention and one month later. Mandala painting is therefore recommended as a complementary non-pharmacological treatment to reduce pediatric anxiety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49715377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparing psychiatric routine care and integrative psychiatry – A study protocol for a prospective observational study (INTEGRAL)","authors":"A. Rezo ,&nbsp;P. Wagner ,&nbsp;A. Sanchez ,&nbsp;S. Brunnhuber ,&nbsp;F. Pedrosa Gil ,&nbsp;M.A. Rapp","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine therapies have been increasingly studied for their effectiveness, and there are more and more studies supporting the use of some practices in the psychiatric setting. Despite the high acceptability and interest of patients using a holistic approach to recover from mental health issues, complementary and alternative medicine therapies are not yet integrated in the conventional treatment. This study investigates the potential of an integrative psychiatry approach compared to treatment as usual in a heterogeneous inpatient population.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>INTEGRAL is an observational study comparing two psychiatric hospitals. In total 240 inpatients with a diagnosis of a mental disorder (substance use, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and somatoform disorder) will be included. One hospital offers standard therapy, the other one has established an integrative medicine approach combining conventional treatment with CAM. The integrative approach provides a non-standardized complex patient-centered mental health care. Outcomes will be assessed at three time points and focus on the following three frameworks: severity of disease, personal recovery and trans-diagnostic phenomena.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>To our knowledge and research, this study is the first prospective observational study comparing psychiatric routine care and integrative psychiatry and will give us a glimpse of the effects on severity of disorders, trans-diagnostic symptoms and recovery in different psychiatric inpatient populations in the short and long term. The study may help to optimize the treatment of patients suffering from severe mental illness in providing a patient-centered approach with a diversity of evidence-based practices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49730763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the effect of yoga as an adjunct therapy in type 1 diabetes care: Study protocol for randomised control trial","authors":"Sonu Maurya ,&nbsp;Itagi Ravi Kumar ,&nbsp;Amit Singh ,&nbsp;Sriloy Mohanty ,&nbsp;Raghuram Nagaratna","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><span>Individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) confront serious lifestyle alterations that include an absolute daily requirement for exogenous insulin, monitoring their glucose control, and paying attention to dietary intake. Yoga is an ancient mind-body practice increasingly recognized to have health benefits in various clinical and non-clinical conditions. The current trial was intended to evaluate the efficacy of yoga therapy on </span>glycemic variability and physical activity among patients with T1DM.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This is a single-centre, parallel-group prospective, randomized, open-blind end-point trial to evaluate the effectiveness of yoga therapy as an adjunct to T1DM care. 88 Patients aged between 12 and 17 years will be recruited from a charitable hospital for patients with T1DM and randomly allocated either to the intervention or control arm with an allocation ratio of 1:1. The control group will continue the standard care provided by the treating physicians, and the yoga group will be administered an additional Yoga module for three months. The monitoring of glycemic fluctuation will be assessed by the continuous glucose monitor, HbA1c<span>, C-peptide, Insulin dose, lipid profile, and using psychological questionnaires such as Peds QL 3.0 Type-1 Diabetes Module, Peds QL 4.0 Generic Core Sale, Hypoglycemic fear survey, Kutcher Adolescent depression scale, Type 1 Diabetes stress scale, Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents, will be done at baseline and three months.</span></p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The study is intended to address the physical and other risk factors among patients with T1DM. The study is prospectively registered on the India Clinical Trial Registry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49715389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical-cognitive training with dietary intervention to improve cognitive function and circulating biomarkers in postmenopausal women with obesity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Puntarik Keawtep ,&nbsp;Wanachaporn Wichayanrat ,&nbsp;Sirinun Boripuntakul ,&nbsp;Siriporn C. Chattipakorn ,&nbsp;Puangsoi Worakul ,&nbsp;Somporn Sungkarat","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><span>Obesity and estrogen deprivation are significant risk factors for dementia. Dietary intervention, a cornerstone of obesity management, has shown promising effects on improving cognitive function in obese individuals. A growing body of evidence has revealed that physical activity, particularly the combined physical-cognitive exercise, has beneficial effects on cognition, metabolic and cardiovascular profiles of adults with </span>metabolic syndrome<span><span> and postmenopausal women. Given the positive effects of both dietary and exercise interventions on cognition, it is posited that the combined intervention would provide greater benefits than each intervention alone. Therefore, the present </span>randomized clinical trial will be conducted to evaluate the effects of combined physical-cognitive and dietary intervention on both cognitive function and circulating biomarkers of postmenopausal women with obesity.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A four-arm randomized controlled trial<span><span> with blinded assessor will be conducted. Ninety-two participants with postmenopausal obese women will be randomly divided into one of four groups: dietary intervention group, physical-cognitive intervention group, physical-cognitive and dietary intervention group, or control group. Participants in the three intervention groups will receive a 12-week home-based program, while those in the control group will maintain and continue their caloric intake and usual activities. The main outcomes will be executive functions, </span>episodic memory, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level. All outcomes will be assessed at pre-and post-12-week intervention.</span></p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Research evidence has established the benefits of physical-cognitive training and dietary intervention on cognition. It is expected that the combined physical-cognitive and dietary intervention may further exhibit synergistic effects on cognition beyond the results of either physical-cognitive or dietary intervention alone.</p></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><p>This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04768725).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49730786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physiological effects of music therapy in neonatal intensive care setting: An observational study","authors":"Scott Brown ,&nbsp;Hranush Danelyan ,&nbsp;Katelyn Banks ,&nbsp;Jenna Bollard ,&nbsp;Renuka Chepuru ,&nbsp;Anamika Ghosh ,&nbsp;Ara Khoylyan ,&nbsp;Raffi Tachdjian","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2023.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Music therapy<span> can ease a neonate's distress and may provide physiological improvements during hospitalization. In this study, we investigated physiological effects of music therapy on patients in a neonatal intensive care (NICU) population.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Music therapists performed culturally significant interventions in concordance with AMTA guidelines. To quantitatively assess physiological changes from these sessions, we measured patient distress along with cardiovascular monitor measurements before and after a standard music therapy session in 106 non-intubated neonates without sedation in a Level 3 NICU.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>51.7% of subjects were male, while 48.3% of patients were female. 46.2% of the neonates were Caucasian. 37.7% were Hispanic/Latino. 16.0% had other ethnic backgrounds. On average, patients demonstrated a 12 beats/min reduction in heart rate and a 3.9% increase in Oxygen Saturation (p &lt; 0.05) after the conclusion of a session. A salient finding from this analysis was blood oxygen saturation improvement that was greater in females (6%) than males. Additionally, 81.3% of neonates experienced greater improvement when starting a music therapy intervention within the first five days of hospitalization.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our research suggests that as little as fifteen minutes of music therapy, patients experienced a significant decrease in distress, heat rate, and an increase in oxygen saturation levels. These physiological changes imply an overall improved patient experience after a music therapy session.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49715379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trauma-informed yoga (online) for positive mental health: A pilot study","authors":"Tracey Mulvihill ,&nbsp;Joanne Bradbury ,&nbsp;Sandra Grace ,&nbsp;Frances Doran","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2022.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aimed.2022.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This aim of the study was to explore the effectiveness of an online trauma-informed yoga programme to increase positive mental health and reduce stress in the general population.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>This was a mixed-methods prospective intervention study with an active trauma informed yoga group and a wait-listed control group.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Thirty participants were recruited from an organisation based in the United Kingdom.The active intervention was a once weekly pre-recorded TIY video class (approximately one-hour) for 10 weeks. The control group were wait-listed. The primary outcome was a comparison between the active and control groups postintervention on the positive mental health scale. Secondary outcomes were the difference between groups over various related scales. ANCOVA was used in the analysis to respectively control for baseline levels of the outcomes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A non-significant increase in PMH (b = 2.44, p = 0.16), mindfulness (b = 6.35, p = 0.07) and resilience (b = 4.08, p = 0.15 and a significant increase in selfcompassion (b = 2.53, p = 0.04) were demonstrated, while perceived stress increased non-significantly (b = 1.51, p = 0.56) and empowerment was reduced non-significantly (b = −0.25, p = 0.29) for the active group compared with controls.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Consistent trends over multiple outcomes demonstrated positive effects of TIY on PMH, mindfulness, resilience, and a significant improvement in self-compassion. Limitations of a small study include an increased risk of failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false. A larger trial is warranted to demonstrate the effects of TIY more conclusively in positive mental health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77058139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acupressure suppresses the frequency of enuresis in preschool children: A pilot non-randomized trial","authors":"Sri Lestariningsih ,&nbsp;Yoga Tri Wijayanti","doi":"10.1016/j.aimed.2022.06.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2022.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><span>Enuresis management necessitates both non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches that are safe and effective. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of </span>acupressure<span> on the treatment of enuresis in children.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of thirty-two children who suffered from enuresis were recruited and received acupressure was performed by a certified therapist.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There was a significant decrease in the frequency of enuresis in children after being given acupressure therapy compared to before acupressure therapy (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>It was concluded that acupressure can reduce the frequency of enuresis in children. Acupressure may be an alternative treatment that is safe, inexpensive, and not invasive for enuresis, but further studies are required to confirm results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7343,"journal":{"name":"Advances in integrative medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137180392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}