Contributing factors of the motivation for receiving acupuncture therapy in athletes-Survey using a questionnaire with students majoring in physical education at university- / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

[Objective]The purpose of this study was to examine factors of the motivation for receiving acupuncture therapy in athletes. <BR>[Methods]Four-hundred and twenty-two university students majoring in physical education participated in the survey using quantifiable fears and knowledge of acupuncture therapy and attitudes about receiving acupuncture treatment. <BR>[Results]They were divided in two ways;one whose members play team sports (team group) or individual sports (individual group), and one whose members play interpersonal sports (interpersonal group) or competitive athletics (competitive group). There were significant between-group differences, when comparing the interpersonal group and competitive group. In stepwise multiple regression analysis, fear of acupuncture therapy, knowledge of acupuncture therapy, family members experience with acupuncture therapy and interpersonal sports or competitive athletics were independently and significantly associated with the motivation for receiving therapy. <BR>[Conclusion]It was shown that athlete's personality including the sport event type characteristics influenced the attitude about receiving acupuncture treatment.