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Systemic Review of Acupuncture Treatment for Female Chronic Constipation

여성 만성 변비의 침 치료 효과에 대한 체계적 문헌 고찰

  • Soo-Jeong Kim (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Si-Won Lee (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Deok-Sang Hwang (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jin-Moo Lee (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chang-Hoon Lee (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jun-Bok Jang (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김수정 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 이시원 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 황덕상 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실) ;
  • 이진무 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실) ;
  • 이창훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실) ;
  • 장준복 (경희대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실)
  • Received : 2023.06.09
  • Accepted : 2023.08.25
  • Published : 2023.08.25
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this systemic review is to overview and evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in female patients with chronic constipation. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of the literature to identify randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of acupuncture on female patients with chronic constipation. Key words searched included "Female Constipation", "Women Constipation", "Acupuncture" in database KISS, DBPIA, RISS, Cochrane Central, Scopus, Pubmed, CNKI. Results: Nine randomized controlled trials met our inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review. Our analysis found that acupuncture was associated with significant improvements in spontaneous bowel movements, complete spontaneous bowel movements, stool consistency, and quality of life in female patients with chronic constipation. Acupuncture was generally well-tolerated, with few adverse effects reported. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that acupuncture treatment would be effective way to treat chronic constipation of female patients.

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