ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2012
Utilization of group-based, community acupuncture clinics: a comparative study with a nationally representative sample of acupuncture users.
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- A Randomized Clinical Trial of Group Acupuncture for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Among Diverse Safety Net Patients.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- "It's Better in a Group Anyway": Patient Experiences of Group and Individual Acupuncture.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Trial
- Group-Based Integrative Pain Management: Feasibility of a Factorial Randomized Trial in Safety-Net Primary Care.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- SIO-ASCO guideline on integrative medicine for cancer pain management: implications for racial and ethnic pain disparities.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2023Article
- Exploring patient experiences and acceptability of group vs. individual acupuncture for Cancer-related pain: a qualitative study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Group versus Individual Acupuncture (AP) for Cancer Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Does Acupuncture Treatment Affect Utilization of Other Hospital Services at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital?Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2016Article
- "I Felt Like It Was God's Hands Putting the Needles In": A Qualitative Analysis of the Experience of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in a Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse, and Medically Underserved Patient Population.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2015Article
- Patient perspectives on care received at community acupuncture clinics: a qualitative thematic analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Article
- Reduced use of emergency care and hospitalization in patients with traumatic brain injury receiving acupuncture treatment.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- An investigation of the use of traditional chinese medicine in stroke patients in taiwan.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
- Group-Based Integrative Pain Management in Primary Care: A Study Protocol for Multilevel Interventions to Address Health Disparities.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesAcupuncture utilization in the United States has increased in recent years, but is less common among racial/ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status. Group-based, community acupuncture is a delivery model gaining in popularity around the United States, due in part to low-cost treatments provided on a sliding-fee scale. Affordable, community-based acupuncture may increase access to health care at a time when increasing numbers of people are uninsured. To assess the population using local community acupuncture clinics, sociodemographic factors, health status, and utilization patterns compared to national acupuncture users were examined.
designData were employed from (1) a cross-sectional survey of 478 clients of two community acupuncture clinics in Portland, Oregon and (2) a nationally representative sample of acupuncture users from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey.
resultsPortland community acupuncture clients were more homogeneous racially, had higher educational attainment, lower household income, and were more likely to receive 10 or more treatments in the past 12 months (odds ratio=5.39, 95% confidence interval=3.54, 8.22), compared to a nationally representative sample of U.S. acupuncture users. Self-reported health status and medical reasons for seeking acupuncture treatment were similar in both groups. Back pain (21%), joint pain (17%), and depression (13%) were the most common conditions for seeking treatment at community acupuncture clinics.
conclusionsStudy findings suggest that local community acupuncture clinics reach individuals of a broad socioeconomic spectrum and may allow for increased frequency of treatment. Limited racial diversity among community acupuncture clients may reflect local demographics of Portland. In addition, exposure to and knowledge about acupuncture is likely to vary by race and ethnicity. Future studies should examine access, patient satisfaction, frequency of treatment, and clinical outcomes of group-based models of community acupuncture clinics located in racially and socioeconomically diverse communities.
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