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Critical Factors to Practicing Medical Acupuncture in Family Medicine: Patient and Physician Perspectives

Christy J. W. Ledford, Carla L. Fisher, David A. Moss and Paul F. Crawford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2018, 31 (2) 236-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170381

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  • Table 1.

    Physician Demographics (n = 15)

    Gender [n, (%)]
        Female3 (20%)
        Male12 (80%)
    Years practicing medicineMean, 3.73 (SD, 1.94)
    Years practicing medical acupunctureMean, 2.00 (SD, 1.31)

    • SD, standard deviation.

  • Table 2.

    Patient Demographics (n = 17)

    Age (years)Mean, 52.18 (SD, 13.93)
    Gender [n, (%)]
        Female10 (58.8%)
        Male7 (41.2%)
    Number of acupuncture treatments received [n, (%)]
        Low utilizer (up to 5 treatments)4 (23.5%)
        Medium utilizer (6 to 20 treatmnets)9 (52.9%)
        High utilizer (>20 treatments)4 (23.5%)
    Primary reason for receiving acupuncture treatment* [n, (%)]
        Chronic pain†8 (47.1%)
        Musculoskeletal injury or pain5 (29.4%)
        Stress/anxiety4 (23.5%)

    • ↵* List indicates primary reason for receiving acupuncture. Multiple patients reported receiving acupuncture for more than one reason.

    • ↵† Includes persistent migraine.

    • SD, standard deviation.

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