Abstract Objective: The aim of this metaanalysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of yoga treating menopausal insomnia. Methods: The information of this literature was retrieved from several databases from database built up to August 2017, which include the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, China Journal Full Text Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database and Wanfang Database. The literature screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the metaanalysis was done by Stata12.0. Results: Five randomized controlled trial (RCTs) and one nonrandomized control study were included. The result of metaanalysis showed: The efficiency of patients in yoga treating menopausal insomnia group had statistical significance higher than that of women in non intervention group [SMD=0.21, 95%CI (0.37,0.05), z=2.52, P=0.012], the efficiency of patients in yoga treating menopausal insomnia group had no statistical significance different when compared with that of women in other measures group[SMD=0.17,95%CI(0.76,0.41), z=0.58, P=0.56; SMD=0.18, 95%CI (0.18,0.53), z=0.98, P=0.327; SMD=0.71, 95%CI (1.46, 0.04), z=1.84, P=0.065; SMD=0.24, 95%CI (062,0.14), z=1.25, P=0.21]. Conclusion: Compared with nonintervention, yoga has some effectiveness on releasing menopausal insomnia. However, there is no significant difference between yoga with wellness education and other exercise.
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