Weighted blankets may help reduce anxiety, but more research is needed to confirm their effectiveness in reducing insomnia.

Weighted Blanket Use: A Systematic Review.

Weighted blankets significantly improve sleep time, sleep efficiency, and wake after sleep onset in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, potentially offering an alternative to pharmacological sleep interventions.

The efficacy of weighted blankets for sleep in children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder—A randomized controlled crossover trial

A 15-lb weighted blanket significantly reduces chronic pain perceptions compared to a 5-lb blanket, offering an accessible, nondrug therapy for pain relief.

Widespread pressure delivered by a weighted blanket reduces chronic pain: A randomized controlled trial.

Weighted blankets may be an effective and cost-effective non-pharmacological intervention for children with ADHD and sleep problems.

SLEEP: intervention with weighted blankets for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep problems: study protocol for a randomised control trial

Weighted blankets can improve sleep quality, reduce stress, and increase relaxation, especially for those with sleep onset and maintenance issues.

1203 Worth The Weight: Weighted Blanket Improves Sleep And Increases Relaxation

Weighted blankets may help reduce anxiety in patients with anorexia nervosa and avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder when used alongside occupational therapy interventions.

Assessing the Impact of Weighted Blankets on Anxiety Among Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Avoidant- Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Weighted blankets did not significantly improve sleep duration, fall asleep faster, or wake less often in children with autism spectrum disorder, but were favored by both children and parents.

Weighted Blankets and Sleep in Autistic Children—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Using a weighted blanket at bedtime significantly increases salivary melatonin concentrations, potentially benefiting insomnia and anxiety.

A weighted blanket increases pre‐sleep salivary concentrations of melatonin in young, healthy adults

Weighted blankets are a safe and potentially effective alternative to medications, seclusion, and physical restraints for managing anxiety in inpatient mental health patients.

Using weighted blankets in an inpatient mental health hospital to decrease anxiety.

Weighted chain blankets effectively and safely improve insomnia in patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or ADHD, while also improving daytime symptoms and activity levels.

A randomized controlled study of weighted chain blankets for insomnia in psychiatric disorders.

Weighted blankets may be safe, feasible, and effective in decreasing neonatal abstinence syndrome symptoms in infants.

Safety, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of Weighted Blankets in the Care of Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial.

Weighted blankets positively influence resident health in nursing homes by improving sleep, physical activity, and psychological behavior.

Nursing staff’s experiences of how weighted blankets influence resident’s in nursing homes expressions of health

Weighted blankets positively impact sleep and relaxation in individuals with ADHD and/or ASD, improving their morning/evening routines.

The effectiveness of weighted blankets on sleep and everyday activities – A retrospective follow-up study of children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and/or autism spectrum disorder

Weighted blankets can improve sleep, well-being, and everyday life for children with ADHD and sleep problems.

Parents’ Experiences of Weighted Blankets’ Impact on Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sleep Problems—A Qualitative Study

Weighted blankets effectively improve quality of life, sleep, nutrition, cognition, and medication usage for older people in nursing homes.

Weighted Blankets’ Effect on the Health of Older People Living in Nursing Homes

Weighted blankets effectively reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy infusions, with a visual analog scale being a reliable indicator of anxiety levels.

Weighted Blankets: Anxiety Reduction in Adult Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.

Weighted blankets significantly improve insomnia and daytime functioning in patients with psychiatric disorders.

Weighted Blankets for Insomnia in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders.

Weighted blankets show promise as a non-pharmacological treatment for persistent vocalizations in late stage dementia, reducing their duration.

The use of weighted blankets as a novel approach for treatment of persistent vocalizations in late stage dementia.

Weighted blankets may provide benefits for individuals with certain conditions, but their prescription process is long and expensive, requiring revision to identify those who may benefit.

Weighted blankets for sleep problems – prescription, use and cost analysis

A weighted blanket can be a liberating device for an Autistic person, but its use in a medical system built on profit and control can hinder its potential for thriving community members.

If I were a weighted blanket

What are the benefits of weighted blankets?

These studies suggest that weighted blankets may help reduce anxiety, improve sleep quality and efficiency, and offer non-pharmacological benefits for children with ADHD and sleep problems, while also potentially reducing chronic pain and increasing relaxation.