Safety and effectiveness of weighted blankets for symptom management in patients with mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

作者：Yanli Zhao, Qiushi Zhang, Zhihua Liu, Zhongjian Zhao, Qinghua Zhu · 发表于：Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103104 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Sleep and related disorders、Autism Spectrum Disorder Research、Digital Mental Health Interventions

BACKGROUND: The current practice guideline regarding treatment for insomnia and sleep disturbances among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been published and it suggests that the use of weighted blankets might not be an evidence-informed practice. However, limited guidance and evidence synthesis exist on the overall effectiveness of a weighted blanket for symptom management among patients with mental disorders, although it has been routinely recommended and prescribed for this population in many mental health care settings. OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate and synthesize existing data on the safety and effectiveness of weighted blankets for symptom management among patients with mental disorders. METHODS: Comprehensive retrieval of published, unpublished, or ongoing studies was carried out across a series of bibliographic databases, grey literature sources, and clinical trial registry platforms, along with manual screening of the reference lists of the included studies or relevant reviews. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included if they compared a weighted blanket intervention and a control condition among patients with mental disorders. Two reviewers independently extracted the data using a pre-specified form and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies with the revised Cochrane 'Risk of Bias' (RoB 2) tool. Review Manager (RevMan) 5.3 software was used to conduct the meta-analysis when possible. Subgroup and se...