Table 1.
Search strategy for the PubMed database.
| Query | Search term |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Dyssomnias [Mesh] |
| # 2 | Dyssomnias [Title/Abstract] OR insomnia [Title/Abstract] OR sleep disorders [Title/Abstract] OR sleep initiation and maintenance disorders [Title/Abstract] OR wakefullness [Title/Abstract] OR somnipathy [Title/Abstract] |
| # 3 | #1 OR #2 |
| # 4 | Aricular acupuncture [Mesh] OR ear acupuncture[Mesh] |
| # 5 | Auricular acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR ear acupuncture [Title/Abstract] OR auricular acupressure[Title/Abstract] OR auricular therapy[Title/Abstract] OR acupressur∗ [Title/Abstract] OR auricular [Title/Abstract] OR auriculotherap∗ [Title/Abstract] OR auriculotherapy [Title/Abstract] OR auricular needle [Title/Abstract] OR Otoneedle [Title/Abstract] |
| # 6 | #4 OR #5 |
| # 7 | Meta-analysis as Topic [Mesh] |
| # 8 | Systematic review[Title/Abstract] OR meta-analysis [Title/Abstract] OR meta-analyses [Title/Abstract] |
| # 9 | #7 OR #8 |
| # 10 | #3 AND #6 AND #9 |