TSR component | Total number of reviews | Number of studies (total number of participants) | Confidence in the results | Safety GRADE | GRADE recommendation |
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Chronic pain | 25 | 163 (12,675)a | Acupuncture promising, but no conclusions yet | +1c | weak recommendation in favor |
Sleep disturbance | 6 | 83 (9,623)b | Acupuncture promising, but no conclusions yet | +1c | weak recommendation in favor |
Depression | 6 | 73 (9,986) | Acupuncture promising, but no conclusions yet | 0c | weak recommendation in favor |
Headache | 5 | 53 (8,274)b | Acupuncture shown to be effective | 0c | weak recommendation in favor |
Anxiety | 1 | 10 (1,201) | Acupuncture promising, but no conclusions yet | 0 | weak recommendation in favor |
Substance abuse | 7 | 48 (7,433)b | Acupuncture shown to be not effective | +1c | weak recommendation against |
Cognitive function | 1 | 10 (960) | Unable to interpret/contradictory results | N/Ac | no recommendation |
Fatigue | 1 | 31 (1,826) | Unable to interpret/contradictory results | +1 | no recommendation |