Background. Depression is one of the greatest health concerns affecting 350 million people globally. Aromatherapy is a popular CAM intervention chosen by people with depression. Due to the growing popularity of aromatherapy for alleviating depressive symptoms, in-depth evaluation of the evidence-...

PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purposes of this pilot study were to (1) describe the prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of breast cancer–related lymphedema (BCRL) and upper extremity function for long-term breast cancer survivors (BCSs); and (2) evaluate associations between BCRL signs, symptoms,...

Mindfulness-based intervention is proposed and practiced as an alternative treatment, however, current evidence supporting the treatment effect of mindfulness-based interventions remains unclear. The study proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness- based interventions for insomnia. Me...

Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are increasingly utilized to improve mental health. Interest in the putative effects of MBPs on cognitive function is also growing. This is the first meta-analysis of objective cognitive outcomes across multiple domains from randomized MBP studies of adults. Seve...

Background: The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on the mental health of perinatal women with or without current mental health issues remains unclear. Methods: Four electronic databases were searched from inception to October 1, 2021. Data synthesis, sensitivity analysis...

Current research has reported the beneficial effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on general domains of cognition and behavior among children. The present study is the first meta-analysis with controlled studies investigating the pre-post change effects of MBIs on two widely experien...

Aim: To synthesise the effect of aromatherapy on fatigue in adults receiving haemodialysis treatment in randomised controlled trials. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials following the Cochrane methods. Data resources: Systematic search was carried o...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of short-term, medium-term and long-term resistance exercise training (RET) on measures of cardiometabolic health in adults. DESIGN: Intervention systematic review. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to February 20...

PURPOSE: Children and adolescents with burn injuries are at risk of living with social, educational, physical and psychological impairments. The systematic review aimed to ascertain the effectiveness of resistance strength training on muscle strength and lean body mass (LBM) in children and adol...

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate efectiveness and safety of resistance training (RT). Data were retrieved from Medline, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central) databases from inception to April 2020. Quantitative studies on RT for muscle str...