在危地马拉跨学科的全球卫生环境中提供针治疗:试点研究和经验教训
Lisa J Taylor-Swanson1, Wen Tu1, Caroline Sariah Howell1
1College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Medical acupuncture
|August 23, 2023
概括
针疗法 (AT) 被探索为危地马拉人疼痛和压力的低成本治疗方法. 收集了反,以评估未来实施的可行性和满意度.
科学领域:
- 综合医学是一个整体医学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 补充和替代医学 补充和替代医学
背景情况:
- 危地马拉人经常经历疼痛,压力和糖尿病 (DM).
- 针治疗 (AT) 为这些疾病提供了一种低成本,有效的治疗选择.
- 将AT纳入初级保健任务可以提高医疗保健的可访问性.
研究的目的:
- 收集关于在危地马拉医疗保健任务背景下提供针治疗 (AT) 的反.
- 确定从提供AT作为初级保健的辅助中学到的教训.
- 评估AT的可行性和患者对常见健康问题的满意度.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种探索性研究设计,采用预测,单臂方法.
- 人口统计数据和预先检测得分从被转诊AT的患者中收集.
- 患者根据症状接受了AT,与糖尿病患者 (DM) 特定的耳部协议. 在治疗后,提供了自我施加的耳部针指令.
主要成果:
- 11名患者接受了AT (1名患有DM,10名没有).
- 患者组主要是女性 (82%),年长 (平均59.27岁),受教育程度有限 (平均4年).
- 常见的投诉包括疼痛 (100%),失眠 (55%),抑郁 (64%) 和压力 (27%).
结论:
- 大多数患者不熟悉针治疗 (AT),尽管症状负担很高.
- 由于不可预见的情况 (针治疗师感染COVID-19),AT的提供被中断.
- 未来的2023年后续行动旨在收集关于AT可行性,患者满意度和潜在实施的数据.
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