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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2019 Dec 5;42(10):867–880. doi: 10.1177/0193945919890552

Table 5.

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Evaluated in Acupuncture and Acupressure Studies

BPSD Outcomes Number of Studies that
Evaluated Outcome
(N=15)
Number of Studies with
Statistically Significant
Improvement in Outcomes
(%)

ADL’s 8 6
(75%)
Agitation 6 6
(100%)
Anxiety 3 2
(67%)
Depression 2 2
(100%)
Mood 1 1
(100%)
Neuropsychological disturbances 3 2
(67%)
Sleep disturbance 2 2
(100%)
Total 25 21
(84%)