Review Article

Methodology and Reporting Quality Evaluation of Acupuncture for Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

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Chan-Young K, Boram L, Hyo-Weon S, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Auricular Acupuncture for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018: 3426078. DOI: 10.1155/2018/3426078.The main research disease is not mild cognitive impairment
Cheng-Hwang P, Yue-Cune C, Ruu-Fen T, et al. The treatment of cognitive dysfunction in dementia: a Multiple treatments meta-analysis. Psychopharmacology, 2018: 235(5), 1571–1580. DOI:10.1007/s00213-018-4867-y.The main research disease is not mild cognitive impairment
Fang L, Cuiling S, Liqun Y, et al. Acupoint Massage for Managing Cognitive Alterations in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2018:24(6), 532–540. DOI:10.1089/acm.2017.0142.The main intervention is not acupuncture, but acupoint massage
Kaili S. Research on the Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Intervention of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community[Master’s thesis]. Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018.The main intervention is not acupuncture, but acupoint massage
Zhou L, Zhang YL, Cao HJ, et al. Systematic review of acupuncture for vascular-induced mild cognitive impairment [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. 2013; 33(12):1626–1630.The data are the same as those of Cao Hui Juan’s paper