Acupuncture therapy improves health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hsieh, P.-C., Yang, M.-C., Wu, Y.-K., Chen, H.-Y., Tzeng, I.-S., Hsu, P.-S., Lee, C.-T., Chen, C.-L., & Lan, C.-C. · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2019 May

DOI 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.02.016

Objective

To comprehensively analyse the effects of body acupuncture therapy (BAT) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Conclusions

This review demonstrates that body acupuncture therapy (BAT) is an effective adjunctive non-pharmacological treatment to improve health-related quality of life in patients under medical treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). BAT should be considered as one of the methods of management in patients with COPD.

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