Effect of Massage Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis

Table 1

Description of eligible studies reporting the effect of massage therapy on neonatal jaundice.

First author, year	Country	Sample size (I/C)	Gestational age (week)	Apgar score	Birth weight (g)	Intervention characteristics
Al-Abdi, 2014 [35]	Iran	29/49	37-41	8-10	2800-3600	10 days, one time in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Dalili, 2016 [36]	Iran	27/28	37-41	8-10	2800-3600	4 days, three times in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Babaei, 2018 [37]	Iran	50/52	37-41	8-10	≥2500	4 days, one time in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Basiri-Moghadam, 2015 [38]	Iran	20/20	34-36	8-10	1500-2500	4 days, two times in each day, 20 minutes in each time.
Dehghani, 2019 [39]	Iran	25/22	37-42	8-10	≥2500	7 days, two times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Eghbalian, 2017 [40]	Iran	67/67	38-40	8-10	No. reported	4 days, two times in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Jazayeri, 2021 [41]	Iran	18/18	≥35	No. reported	≥2500	1 day, once in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Karbandi, 2016 [42]	Iran	25/23	30-37	8-10	1200-2000	5 days, three times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Lotfi, 2016 [43]	Iran	25/25	30-36	8-10	>1250	6 days, two times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Kenari, 2020 [44]	Iran	30/30	37-42	No. reported	>3000	3 days, once in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Kianmehr, 2014 [45]	Iran	18/16	36-38	No. reported	2500-400	4 days, three times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Moghadam, 2012 [33]	Iran	16/18	37-42	No. reported	2500-400	2 days, three times in each day, 20 minutes in each time.
Nikzad, 2021 [46]	Iran	30/30	37-42	8-10	2500-4000	2 days, three times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Seyyedrasooli, 2014 [14]	Iran	25/18	37-42	No. reported	2500-400	4 days, once in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Boskabadi, 2020 [47]	Iran	30/30	>30	<7	>2500	2 days, three times in each day, 20 minutes in each time.
Chen, 2011 [48]	Japan	20/22	37-41	8-10	2800-3600	5 days, two times in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Dağ, 2019 [1]	Turkey	35/35	≥34	No. reported	≥1500	1 day, two times in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.
Gözen, 2019 [49]	Turkey	44/46	37-41	8-10	2500-4000	2 days, three times in each day, 5 minutes in each time.
Korkmaz, 2020 [50]	Iran	27/29	37-42	8-10	2500-4000	1 day, two times in each day, 15 minutes in each time.
Lin, 2015 [13]	China	27/29	37-41	8-10	2500-3600	3 days, two times in each day, 15-20 minutes in each time.