A survey on knowledge of acupuncture disease spectrum and expectation of acupuncture treatment in Chengdu residents / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the knowledge of acupuncture disease spectrum, expectation of acupuncture treatment in Chengdu residents.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A questionnaire regarding the knowledge of acupuncture disease spectrum and expectation of acupuncture treatment in Chengdu residents was established. By field sampling and internet survey, related data were collected and analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally 1 548 valid questionnaires were collected, including 1 041 from field survey and 507 from internet survey. The results indicated the knowledge of acupuncture and its disease spectrum were moderate in Chengdu residents; among the disease spectrum of acupuncture, the disease with the highest cognition was insomnia, accounting for 45.0% in field survey and 75.4% in internet survey; while the disease with the lowest cognition was infertility, accounting for 8.3% in field survey and 34.3% in internet survey.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The knowledge of acupuncture in Chengdu residents could be further improved, and the promotion of popular science of acupuncture should be strengthened in future.</p>