Acute and short-term efficacy of sauna treatment on cardiovascular function: A meta-analysis
Li Z, Jiang W, Chen Y, Wang G, Yan F, Zeng T, Fan H
European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 9 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Government
- National Key Research and Development Program
- Grants
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11272224); National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB0702500); National Natural Science Foundation of China (11772210)
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-08-20 · Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs · vol. 20 · issue 2 · pp. 96–105
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Cited
- 15 citations · more than 77% of similar papers · 1.1× the field average
- References
- 61 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements · Body Contouring and Surgery
- Keywords
- Medicine, Ejection fraction, Blood pressure, Internal medicine, Cardiology, Diastole, Heart rate, Cardiac function curve, Heart failure, Stroke volume
- MeSH
- humans, natriuretic peptide, brain, stroke volume, steam bath, heart rate, ventricular function, left
7 authors
From CN, HK
- Zhongyou LiSichuan University
- Wentao Jiang · correspondingSichuan University
- Yú ChenSichuan University
- Guanshi WangSichuan University
- Fei YanHong Kong Polytechnic University; Sichuan University
- Tao ZengSichuan University
Abstract
Objective
The role of sauna bathing in cardiovascular function treatment has been increasingly explored, but insufficient attention has been paid to its efficacy. We performed a meta-analysis to provide more evidence for the efficacy of sauna treatment in cardiovascular nursing.
Methods
Sixteen peer-reviewed journal articles were screened to summarize the efficacy of the sauna on cardiovascular function. Both acute (0-30 min after the sauna) and short-term (2-4 weeks following the sauna treatment) efficacies were investigated.
Results
For pooled acute efficacy, body temperature and heart rate significantly (pppppppppp<0.05), respectively, while the concentration of norepinephrine in the plasma remained unchanged.
Conclusion
Sauna treatment was found to play a positive role in improving cardiovascular function and physical activity levels, especially in patients with low cardiovascular function. These findings reveal that thermal intervention may be a promising means for cardiovascular nursing.
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